United States Eighth Circuit
Thao v. City of St. Paul, 06-2339
In a suit arising from circumstances in which a police officer shot and killed a paranoid schizophrenic individual in his home after his family requested assistance from 911, summary judgment for defendants on Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Rehabilitation Act, and state law claims is affirmed where, assuming without deciding that liability could exist under the ADA for a "failure to train," plaintiffs failed to demonstrate that more "adequate" training to accommodate the mentally ill would have required a different response.
Appellate Information
- Decided 04/02/2007
- Published 04/02/2007
Judges
- BRIGHT, Circuit Judge., Before COLLOTON, BRIGHT, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Eighth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Joseph Margulies, argued, MacArthur Justice Center, Northwestern University Law School, Chicago, IL, for appellants.
- For Appellees:
- James F.X. Jerskey, argued, Assistant City Attorney, St. Paul, MN, for appellee.