ETHRIDGE v. STATE OF ALA.

Civ. A. No. 93-T-754-S.

860 F.Supp. 808 (1994)

Baxter ETHRIDGE, Plaintiff, v. STATE OF ALABAMA, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, M.D. Alabama, Southern Division.

August 8, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth Coy Sheets, Jr., L. Sharon Egbert, Dothan, AL, for plaintiff.

Patrick L. Roberts, Robert M. Weinberg, Office of Atty. Gen., Alabama State House, Montgomery, AL, Karen M. Ross, R. Larry Bradford, Bradford & Associates, P.C., Birmingham, AL, for defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

MYRON H. THOMPSON, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff Baxter Ethridge, who has restricted-use of his right arm and hand, claims in this lawsuit that he was denied employment as a police officer in violation of both federal and state law: the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C.A. § 12101 to 12213, commonly referred to as the "ADA"; and 1975 Ala.Code § 21-7-8. The Police Department of the Town of Slocomb, Alabama, terminated...

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