Legal Opinion
Jasperson v. Jessica's Nail Clinic
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 20, 1989No. B035656PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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WOODS (A. M.), P. J.
Paul Glen Jasperson (appellant) appeals the judgment in his action against Jessica’s Nail Clinic and Jessica Vartoughian (the clinic, Vartoughian or, collectively, respondents) by which he sought to enjoin them from refusing him a pedicure because he suffered from acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).1 At stake is the validity of the West Hollywood city ordinance prohibiting discrimination against persons with AIDS.
On July 21, 1986, appellant was discharged from a hospital where he had been treated for pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, an opportunistic disease…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- School Bd. of Nassau Cty. v. ArlineSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- People v. Eric J.California Supreme Court · 1979
- Thornton v. Dennis M.California Supreme Court · 1969
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Doe v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1992
- Benjamin R. v. Orkin Exterminating Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1990
- People v. HofsheierCalifornia Supreme Court · 2006
- Benjamin R. v. Orkin Exterminating Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1990
- Jasperson v. Jessica's Nail ClinicCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1989
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