United States Eleventh Circuit

The Air Carrier Access Act of 1986, which prohibits air carriers from discriminating against disabled individuals, does not create by implication a private right of action in a federal district court for a disabled individual alleging violations of its provisions.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/31/2002
• Published 10/31/2002

Judges

• MARCUS, Circuit Judge:, Before DUBINA, MARCUS and GOODWIN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eleventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Letta Dillard Gorman, Montgomery, AL, for Plaintiff-Appellant., Sheila A. Bedi, IPR/Georgetown University of Law Center, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae Paralyzed Veterans of America.


• For Appellees:
  
• James W. Garrett, Jr., Robert A. Huffaker, Rushton, Stakely, Johnston & Garrett, P.A., Montgomery, AL, for Defendant-Appellee.