SISSON v. HELMS

No. 84-3522.

751 F.2d 991 (1985)

Jeffrey A. SISSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. J. Lynn HELMS, Administrator Federal Aviation Administration and Robert Faith, Alaska Regional Administration, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided January 8, 1985.

As Amended March 1, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard D. Kibby, Dennis, Kibby, & Moss, Anchorage, Alaska, for plaintiff-appellant.

Sue Ellen Tatter, Asst. U.S. Atty., Anchorage, Alaska, for defendants-appellees.

Before WRIGHT, SNEED and ALARCON, Circuit Judges.


ALARCON, Circuit Judge:

Jeffrey Sisson appeals from the dismissal after trial on the merits of his handicap discrimination claim filed pursuant to The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (amended 1978), 29 U.S.C. §§ 791-794a.

Jeffrey Sisson claims that the district court erred in finding that the physical criteria for the position of electronics technician in the Airways Facilities Division were job related and that he was not discriminated against solely...

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