Legal Opinion
Bass v. County of Butte
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 14, 2006No. 04-16705, 04-17286PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRABER, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs Allison Bass, Thomas Parks, and John Muldown asserted employment discrimination claims against Defendant County of Butte and others based on Defendant’s alleged failure to accommodate their work-related injuries. All three Plaintiffs raised their employment claims under California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act (“Unruh Act”), Cal. Civ.Code § 51, and Disabled Persons Act (“DPA”), Cal. Civ. Code §§ 54, 54.1, on the theory that the two state laws incorporate Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101-12213. 1 We disagree.
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2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Rojo v. KligerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1990
- Alcorn v. Anbro Engineering, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1970
- People v. MurphyCalifornia Supreme Court · 2001
- Planned Parenthood of Idaho, Inc. v. WasdenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Wilkins-Jones v. County of AlamedaDistrict Court, N.D. California · 2012
- Turner v. Association of American Medical CollegesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2008
- Bates v. United Parcel Service, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
- Department of Fair Employment & Housing v. Law School Admission Council Inc.District Court, N.D. California · 2012
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