United States First Circuit

Under ripeness doctrines, plaintiff, a wheelchair-bound woman who plans to become pregnant, lacks standing to bring a claim under the ADA to compel a medical center to make portions of its facilities wheelchair-accessible.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/11/2003
• Published 02/11/2003

Judges

• LYNCH, Circuit Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, TORRUELLA and LYNCH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Deirdre M. Smith, with whom was Drummond Woodsum & MacMahon on the brief for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• William J. Kayatta, Jr., with whom were Margaret Coughlin LePage, Joanne H. Pearson and Pierce Atwood on the brief for appellee.