Smith v. City of Philadelphia

MEMORANDUM

O’NEILL, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff John Gill Smith instituted this action on December 1, 2003 against defendant City of Philadelphia alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12132, the Rehabilitation act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 749, the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, 43 P.S. §§ 951-963 and the Human Relations Fair Practices Ordinance, Philadelphia Code § 9-1105, et seq. Smith asserts that Philadelphia paramedics failed to provide appropriate care to him because he is HIV positive. On September 16, 2004, I granted plaintiff United States’…