Legal Opinion
Lussier v. Dugger
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 2, 1990No. 89-3354PublishedCited by 116 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRANK A. KAUFMAN, Senior District Judge:
On July 21, 1986, plaintiff, Maurice G. Lussier, a dentist formerly employed by the Department of Corrections of the State of Florida (the Department), instituted this case alleging that various officials of the State of Florida discriminated against him because of a handicap, in violation of the federal Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. § 794 (§ 794), and also of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (§ 1983). After the district court granted summary judgment for defendants and denied plaintiffs motion for reconsideration, plaintiff appealed. For reasons stated in this…
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