Daubert v. Lindsay USD, No. 12-16252 (9th Cir. 2014)
Annotate this CasePlaintiff, who is disabled and uses a wheelchair for mobility, filed suit against the District, contending that he could not fully enjoy football games because of the unavailability of wheelchair accessible seating. The court concluded that Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. 12131-12165, does not a require a public entity to structurally alter public seating at a high school football field, where the seating was constructed prior to the ADA's enactment, and the school district provides program access to individuals who use wheelchairs. In this case, the District provided plaintiff with program access to the football games and plaintiff failed to establish that the District excluded him from a public program. Accordingly, plaintiff's claim failed under Title II of the ADA and the court affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the District.
Court Description: Americans with Disabilities Act. Affirming the district court’s grant of summary judgment to the Lindsay Unified School District, the panel held that Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act does not require a public entity to structurally alter public seating at a high school football field, where the seating was constructed prior to the ADA’s enactment, and the school district provides program access to individuals who use wheelchairs.
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