United States Ninth Circuit

An Arizona high school district was not an "arm of the state" entitled to Eleventh Amendment immunity from suit in federal court, for alleged ADA and Rehabilitation Act violations.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/12/2003
• Decided 09/10/2003
• Published 09/10/2003

Judges

• THOMAS, Circuit Judge., Before: BEEZER, THOMAS, and CLIFTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Steven Plitt and Karla Starr;  Shugart Thompson Kilroy Goodwin Raup, P.C.;   Phoenix, AZ;  attorneys for the appellants., Jill K. Osborne;  Kerrin & Osborne, P.C.;   Phoenix, AZ;  attorneys for Amicus Curiae Arizona Education Association., Anne Marie R. Segal;  White & Case LLP;  New York, NY;  and Dan Woods;  White & Case LLP;  Los Angeles, CA;  attorneys for Amicus Curiae National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems.


• For Appellees:
  
• Rose Daly-Rooney;  Tucson, AZ;  attorney for the appellee.