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BUCHANAN v. CITY OF SAN ANTONIO

No. 95-50350.

85 F.3d 196 (1996)

Richard R. BUCHANAN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 13, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Malinda Ann Gaul, Kala S. Dumont, Gaul & Dumont, San Antonio, TX, for Richard R. Buchanan, plaintiff-appellee.

Luis Augusto Moreno, Villarreal, Moreno & Ruiz, San Antonio, TX, Don W. King, Jr., City Attorney's Office for the City of San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, for City of San Antonio, defendant-appellant.

Before REAVLEY, GARWOOD and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.

REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:

Richard Buchanan sued the City of San Antonio under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA),1 after the city repeatedly turned down his applications to become a city police officer. The district court awarded him a judgment of $300,000 in compensatory damages, together with back pay, attorney's fees and interest. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

BACKGROUND

Buchanan is a patrolman...

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