Legal Opinion
Sherrie Lynn Zukle v. The Regents of the University of California
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 23, 1999No. 97-16708PublishedCited by 354 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
We must decide whether a medical school violated the Americans with Disabilities Act or the Rehabilitation Act when it dismissed a learning disabled student for failure to meet the school’s academic standards.
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Sherrie Lynn Zukle entered the University of California, Davis School of Medicine (“Medical School”) in the fall of 1991 for a four year course of study. The first two years comprise the “basic science” or “preclinical” curriculum, consisting of courses in the function, design and processes of the human body. The final two years comprise the “clinical…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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3Cited by354 opinions
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