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SHARON v. LARSON

Civ. A. No. 80-1664.

650 F.Supp. 1396 (1986)

Ralph SHARON, et al. v. Dr. Thomas LARSON, et al.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

December 30, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alfred W. Putnam, Jr., Drinker, Biddle & Reath, Alfred W. Putnam, Jr., Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiffs.

Carl Vaccaro, Deputy Atty. Gen., Philadelphia, Pa., for defendants.

OPINION

JOSEPH S. LORD, III, Senior District Judge.

This is a class action challenging a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation regulation that prohibits the use of bioptic lenses1 to satisfy the minimum visual acuity standard for obtaining a driving license. Plaintiffs claim that the challenged regulation discriminates against the handicapped, in violation of section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. § 794, and...

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