United States Ninth Circuit

Under 42 USC 12205 of the Americans with Disabilities Act, a settlement agreement in plaintiff's favor that included monetary damages and an enforceable policy change was sufficiently substantial to entitle plaintiff to attorneys fees.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/05/2001
• Decided 01/16/2002
• Published 01/16/2002

Judges

• TASHIMA, Circuit Judge:, Before:  PREGERSON, TASHIMA, and BERZON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Lew Hollman,Center for Law in the Public Interest, Los Angeles, California, for the plaintiff-appellant., Brad Seligman, Berkeley, California, for amici curiae The Impact Fund, Disability Rights and Education Defense Fund, the Employment Law Center, and Protection & Advocacy, Inc.


• For Appellees:
  
• Judith Gold, Lynberg & Watkins, Los Angeles, California, for the defendants-appellees.