GORMAN v. BARTCH

No. 97-4323.

152 F.3d 907 (1998)

Jeffrey GORMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Floyd BARTCH; Steven Bishop, Chief, Kansas City Missouri Police Department; Emanuel Cleaver II; John Dillingham; Jack Headley; Jacqueline Paul; Bailus Tate; Donna Boley; Neil Becker; Stacey Daniels, Dr.; James F. Ralls, Jr., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided August 20, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Connie Knight Sieracki, Davis, CA, argued (John M. Simpson, Kansas City, MO, Michael L. Hodges, Lenexa, KS, on the brief), for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Lisa S. Morris, Kansas City, MO, argued (Dale H. Close, Kansas City, MO, on the brief), for Defendants-Appellees.

Before BEAM, LOKEN, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.


MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

Jeffrey Gorman, a paraplegic who uses a wheelchair, was injured while being transported after his arrest by Kansas City police officers. He brought this action against the members of the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners, the chief of police, and the officer who drove the transport vehicle, claiming discrimination based on his disability in violation of Title II of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. § 12132, and...

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