Legal Opinion
John A. Francis v. City of Meriden
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 17, 1997No. 1663, Docket 96-9610PublishedCited by 156 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PARKER, Circuit Judge:
John Francis appeals from a judgment entered in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (Gerard L. Goettel, J.) dismissing his claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101-12213, and the Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (“RHA”), as amended, 29 U.S.C. §§ 701-797b. Francis, a firefighter, alleges that he was discriminated against in violation of these statutes because his employer, the City of Meriden (“Meriden”), disciplined him for exceeding fire department weight guidelines. Based solely on the fact that…
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