Legal Opinion
Boyd v. United States Postal Service
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 22, 1985No. 83-4064PublishedCited by 185 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CANBY, Circuit Judge:
Boyd appeals the district court’s judgment in favor of the United States Postal Service. Boyd sued under sections 501 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 791 and 794, alleging that the United States Postal Service discriminated against him on account of handicap and refused to provide him reasonable accommodation. We affirm.
FACTS
Boyd began to work for the Postal Service in Seattle on April 17, 1968. After ten months he resigned to enlist in the army. He completed a 13-month tour in Vietnam as a helicopter pilot. After he was honorably discharged, he was…
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