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COOLBAUGH v. STATE OF LA.

No. 96-30664.

136 F.3d 430 (1998)

Stafford J. COOLBAUGH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, on Behalf of LA. DEPT. OF PUBLIC SAFETY & CORR., on Behalf of LA. DEPT. OF MOTOR VEHICLES, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 27, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William E. Skye, Alexandria, LA, John William Emry, Jr., Franklin, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

David Glen Sanders, Asst. Atty Gen., Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before DAVIS, SMITH and DUHÉ, Circuit Judges.

W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:

Stafford J. Coolbaugh, a paraplegic, filed this action against the State of Louisiana in federal court alleging that the State violated Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12131-12165 (1994), by discriminating against him on the basis of his disability. The district court denied Coolbaugh's motion for summary judgment and the jury eventually returned a verdict in favor of the State. Coolbaugh...

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