SHOTZ v. CATES

No. 01-10261.

256 F.3d 1077 (2001)

Frederick Arthur SHOTZ, Joseph Tacl, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Robert P. CATES, in his capacity as Chief Judge of the Eighth Judicial Circuit, Ted Glass, in his official capacity as Sheriff of Levy County, Levy County, a political subdivision of the State of Florida, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

Decided July 9, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lance Paul Richards, Deborah Louise Gowen, Lance Richard & Associates, P.A., Stuart, FL, Stephen Michael Cody, Miami, FL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Jason Vail, Tallahassee, FL, Michael J. Roper, Bell, Leeper & Roper, P.A., Orlando, FL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before TJOFLAT, BLACK and KRAVITCH, Circuit Judges.


KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiffs Frederick Shotz and Joseph Tacl sued Levy County ("the County"), Judge Frederick Smith, and Sheriff Ted Glass, alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"), 42 U.S.C. § 12101, et seq.; 42 U.S.C. § 1983; the Florida Civil Rights Act; and Florida Statutes § 413.08. The district court dismissed the complaint for lack of standing and for failure to state a claim. We conclude that the plaintiffs...

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