Legal Opinion

Richard Ray Layton Billy R. Penny v. Ted Elder, as County Judge of Montgomery County, Arkansas

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided May 6, 1998No. 97-1698PublishedCited by 102 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEVENS, District Judge.

Richard Ray Layton and Billy R. Penny brought this action against Ted Elder, as County Judge of Montgomery County, Arkansas, alleging that the county discriminated against them in violation of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12131 — Í2134 (“ADA”) and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 794 (“section 504”). 3 Appellants sought declaratory and injunctive relief to remedy alleged ADA and section 504 violations at the Montgomery County Courthouse. Following a bench trial, the district court denied appellants’…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Kentucky v. GrahamSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. United States v. W. T. Grant Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1953
  3. Amoco Production Co. v. Village of GambellSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  4. United States v. Concentrated Phosphate Export Assn., Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
  5. Pottgen v. Missouri State High School Activities Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994

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3Cited by102 opinions

  1. Tennessee v. LaneSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Baribeau v. City of MinneapolisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010
  3. Shotz v. CatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2001
  4. Gorman v. BartchCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
  5. Wedow v. City Of Kansas CityCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006

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