Legal Opinion
Pacella v. Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided September 24, 1999No. CIV. A. 98-11417-WGYPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
YOUNG, Chief Judge.
I. Introduction
The defendant, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine (“Tufts”), has filed a motion for summary judgment with respect to the claims of a former student, Gary Pacella (“Pacella”).
After Tufts dismissed him in 1997 purportedly for failing to perform at an acceptable academic level, Pacella sued Tufts for (i) violations of the Americans With Disabilities Act (the “Disabilities Act”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101, et seq., and violations of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (the “Rehabilitation Act”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 794, et seq., alleging that he was…
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