Legal Opinion
Buchanan v. Maine
District Court, D. Maine
Decided July 22, 2005No. CIV. 04-26-B-WPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION AND MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE THIRD AMENDED COMPLAINT
WOODCOCK, District Judge.
Relying on Eleventh Amendment immunity, the state of Maine asks this Court to reconsider its earlier decision that the Plaintiff had stated a viable reasonable accommodation claim under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Although this Court agrees that Tennessee v. Lane, 541 U.S. 509, 124 S.Ct. 1978, 158 L.Ed.2d 820 (2004) does not extend to the non-fundamental, though important, rights protected by Title II, this Court denies the State’s Motion for Reconsideration.…
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