SCHULTZ v. YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASS'N OF U.S.

No. 97-1524.

139 F.3d 286 (1998)

David SCHULTZ, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES of America, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided March 27, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan J. Rich with whom Farber & Rich LLP, New York City, Sarah S. Geer, Marc P. Charmatz, National Association of the Deaf Law Center, Silver Spring, MD, Paul F. Kelly and Segal, Roitman & Coleman, Boston, MA, were on brief, for appellant.

Thomas C. Federico with whom Lee Stephen MacPhee, Edward W. Murphy and Morrison, Mahoney & Miller, Boston, MA, were on brief, for appellee.

Before BOUDIN, Circuit Judge, COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge, and DOWD, Senior District Judge.


BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.

David Schultz brought suit in the district court against the Young Men's Christian Association of the United States of America ("the national YMCA") charging that it had discriminated against him because of his hearing disability. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the national YMCA and Schultz now appeals. We affirm.

The background events are largely undisputed. Schultz is deaf unless he makes use of a hearing aid...

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