United States Ninth Circuit

Judges have absolute immunity from an ADA Title II claim of failing to accommodate hearing-impaired listener during court proceedings.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/15/2001
• Decided 08/14/2001
• Published 08/14/2001

Judges

• Before:  REINHARDT, RYMER, and FISHER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Lonnie Davis,Disabilities Law Project, Seattle, Washington and Christopher K. Steuart, Seattle, Washington, for the plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Russell D. Hauge, Kitsap County Prosecuting Attorney and Jacquelyn M. Aufderheide, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Port Orchard, Washington, for the defendants-appellees.