Legal Opinion
Long v. Howard University
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 17, 2006No. Civil Action 02-1374 (JDB)PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
BATES, District Judge.
Plaintiffs’ motion for partial summary judgment in this disability-discrimination action asks the Court to conclude that it was unreasonable as a matter of law for defendant Howard University to refuse to relax certain doctoral degree requirements as an accommodation for limitations caused by a student’s medical condition. The motion further seeks a finding that defendant’s refusal to do so constituted an unjustified breach of its contractual obligations to the student. Because the Court cannot reach either conclusion without resolving genuine factual…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Alexander v. ChoateSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Regents of the University of Michigan v. EwingSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Steven Wynne v. Tufts University School of MedicineCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Edwards v. AgencyDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2006
- Long v. Howard UniversityDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2007
- Di Lella v. University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of LawDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2008
- Palmer College of Chiropractic v. Davenport Civil Rights Commission and Aaron CannonSupreme Court of Iowa · 2014
- Kortyna v. Lafayette CollegeDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2014
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