ROTHMAN v. EMORY UNIVERSITY

No. 96-2901.

123 F.3d 446 (1997)

Richard R. ROTHMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. EMORY UNIVERSITY and Richard W. Riley, Secretary of the Department of Education, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 23, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard B. Rothman (argued), Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Robert A. Kezelis (argued), Algimantas P. Kezelis, Shawna Lemberg, French, Kezelis & Kominiarek, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee Emory University.

Jonathan C. Haile, Jack Donatelli (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Civil Division, Chicago, IL, Judith Winston, Department of Education, Office of the General Counsel, Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellee Richard W. Riley, Secretary of the Department of Education.

Before BAUER, FLAUM and KANNE, Circuit Judges.


KANNE, Circuit Judge.

Richard Rothman graduated from Emory University School of Law in 1992, and he now practices law in Illinois. Mr. Rothman also suffers from epilepsy. He alleges that Emory discriminated against him throughout law school solely based on his epileptic condition, and he therefore brought this action under the Americans With Disabilities Act ("ADA"), 42 U.S.C. § 12181 et seq., and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794(a...

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