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FORTYUNE v. AMERICAN MULTI-CINEMA, INC.

No. 02-57013.

364 F.3d 1075 (2004)

Robin FORTYUNE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. AMERICAN MULTI-CINEMA, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed April 14, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory F. Hurley, Greenberg Traurig LLP and Stacey L. Jaramillo, Irvine, CA, for the defendant-appellant.

Russell C. Handy, Center for Disability Access, San Diego, CA, for the plaintiff-appellee.

Before: BROWNING, REINHARDT, and KIM WARDLAW, Circuit Judges.

WARDLAW, Circuit Judge:

Robin Fortyune is a C-5 quadriplegic who requires both a wheelchair and an aide to attend movie theaters. Fortyune and his wife Felicia attempted to view American Multi-Cinema's ("AMC") screening of the film Chicken Run, but were prevented from doing so when a man and his son refused to vacate the wheelchair "companion seats" that they occupied. AMC's manager informed the Fortyunes that, under company policy concerning the use of wheelchair...

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