United States Third Circuit
FREDERICK L. v. DEP'T OF PUB. WELFARE OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, 02-3721
In accepting the fundamental-alteration defense to plaintiffs' ADA claim, district court relied on defendant's past progress toward community placement of institutionalized mental health patients, without requiring assurances of an ongoing commitment. Vacated and remanded for the submission and evaluation of such assurances.
Appellate Information
- Argued 10/15/2003
- Decided 04/13/2004
- Published 04/13/2004
Judges
- SLOVITER, Circuit Judge., Before SLOVITER, ROTH, and CHERTOFF, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Third Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Robert W. Meek, Mark J. Murphy (Argued), Robin Resnick, Disabilities Law Project, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellants., Robert D. Fleischner, Northampton, MA, for Amici-Appellants.
- For Appellees:
- D. Michael Fisher, Attorney General, Claudia M. Tesoro (Argued), Senior Deputy Attorney General, Calvin R. Koons, Senior Deputy Attorney General, John G. Knorr, III, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Office of Attorney General of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellees.