EASTERN PARALYZED VETERANS OF PA. v. SYKES

Civ. A. No. 86-6797.

697 F.Supp. 854 (1988)

EASTERN PARALYZED VETERANS ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIA, INC., and James J. Peters v. Dudley R. SYKES, Commissioner, Philadelphia Department of Public Property, City of Philadelphia, and Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

September 26, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harvey Bartle, III, Peter Weidman, Teri S. Appelson, Dechert Price & Rhoads, Philadelphia, Pa., for Southeastern Pennsylvania Transp. Authority.

James D. Fornari, Richard M. Zuckerman, Jarblum, Solomon, & Fornari, P.C., Peter S. Greenberg, Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis, Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiffs and the Class.

Susan Shinkman, Deputy City Sol., Philadelphia, Pa., for City of Philadelphia.


MEMORANDUM

NEWCOMER, District Judge.

This action focuses on the use of federal funds by the City of Philadelphia ("The City") and the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority ("SEPTA") for the renovation of various subway stations and whether or not those renovations discriminate against the plaintiffs, an organization of wheelchair-bound individuals and its members, in violation of various federal statutes and regulations. To date, litigation...

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