MEMMER v. MARIN COUNTY COURTS

No. 97-16880.

169 F.3d 630 (1999)

Carin MEMMER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MARIN COUNTY COURTS, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided March 3, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mitchell J. Green (argued), Law Offices of Mitchell J. Green, San Francisco, California, for the plaintiff-appellant.

Patrick K. Faulkner, John F. Govi (argued), Deputy County Counsel, San Rafael, California, for the defendant-appellee.

Before: ALARCON, O'SCANNLAIN and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges.


O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:

We must decide whether a municipal court system provided reasonable accommodation, within the meaning of the Americans with Disabilities Act, to a visually impaired litigant during her trial on a civil claim.

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Carin Memmer is visually impaired. She cannot read handwritten or typewritten documents, cannot identify documents in front of her, cannot evaluate trial exhibits, and cannot see clearly generally even with corrective...

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