CRAMER v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Nos. 95-2660, 95-2850, 95-2859.

117 F.3d 1258 (1997)

Earl L. CRAMER, an individual, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated; and, Robin Kessler, an individual, and on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. STATE OF FLORIDA; Lawton Chiles; Shirley O. Gooding; Gerald A. Lewis; Broedell Plumbing Supply, Inc., a Florida corporation, et al., Defendants-Appellees. Russell ARQUETTE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SARASOTA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD, a Sarasota County government agency, and Riscorp Management Services, Inc., a Florida corporation d.b.a. Sarasota International Risk and Insurance Services, Inc., Defendants-Appellees. James E. MORRISON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. JANSEN AND SONS OF FLORIDA, INC., a Florida Corporation and Florida Employers Insurance Service Corporation, a Florida Corporation, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

As Amended September 24, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alex Lancaster, Fletcher N. Baldwin, Jr., Lancaster & Eure, Sarasota, FL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Stephanie A. Daniel, Office of the Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, FL, for State of Florida, Shirley O. Gooding, Lawton Chiles, and Gerald A. Lewis.

David A. Wallace, Frazer F. Hilder, John V. Cannon, III, Williams, Parker, Harrison, Dietz & Getzen, Sarasota, FL, for Broedell Pl., FCCI, and FL Empl. Ins. Serv. Corp.

Frank E. Brown, Zinober & McCrea, Tampa, FL, Shane T. Munoz, Brown, Clark & Walters, Sarasota, FL, for Winn-Dixie, Crawford & Co.

H. Jack Klingensmith, Brown, Clark and Walters, Sarasota, FL, for Defendants-Appellees in No. 95-2850.

A. Lamar Matthews, Jr., Arthur S. Hardy, Matthews, Hutton & Eastmoore, Sarasota, FL, Frank E. Brown, Zinober & McCrea, Tampa, FL, Shane T. Munoz, Brown, Clark & Walters, Sarasota, FL, Stephanie A. Daniel, Office of the Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, FL, for Sarasota County School Board.

John V. Cannon, III, Frazer F. Hilder, David A. Wallace, Williams, Parker, Harrison, Dietz & Getzen, Sarasota, FL, for Defendants-Appellees in No. 95-2859.

Robert Scott Newman, Joel D. Adler, Marlow, Connell, Valerius, Miami, FL, Stephanie A. Daniel, Office of the Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, FL, Frank E. Brown, Zinober & McCrea, Tampa, FL, Shane T. Munoz, Brown, Clark & Walters, Sarasota, FL, for Florida Employers Ins. Serv. Corp.

Before TJOFLAT, Chief Judge, COX, Circuit Judge, and VINING, Senior District Judge.


TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:

These consolidated appeals present the appellants' vague and poorly articulated claims that a myriad of defendants discriminated against them on the basis of their disabilities, in violation of Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (the "ADA"), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12111-12117 (1994), by complying with the terms of Florida's workers' compensation statute. We affirm the district court's dismissal of appellants claims under Fed. R...

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