U.S. v. HOYTS CINEMAS CORP.

No. 03-1646, 03-1787, 03-1808.

380 F.3d 558 (2004)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. HOYTS CINEMAS CORPORATION; National Amusements, Inc., Defendants, Appellants/Cross-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided August 20, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Carroll with whom David S. Clancy, Christopher S. Fortier and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP were on brief for National Amusements, Inc.

Michael J. Malone with whom Patricia A. Griffin, Leslie J. Arnold and King & Spalding LLP were on brief for Hoyts Cinemas Corporation.

David K. Monroe, Steven John Fellman, and Galland, Kharasch, Greenberg, Fellman & Swirsky, P.C. on brief for National Association of Theatre Owners, Inc., Amicus Curiae.

Gregory B. Friel, Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Appellate Section, with whom R. Alexander Acosta, Assistant Attorney General, Michael J. Sullivan, United States Attorney, Michael J. Pineault, Assistant United States Attorney, and Jessica Dunsay Silver, Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Appellate Section, were on brief for the United States.

Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, TORRUELLA and SELYA, Circuit Judges.


BOUDIN, Chief Judge.

This case comes to us on appeal from summary judgment, in an enforcement action brought by the United States under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ("ADA"), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12181-12189 (2000), granting relief against two movie-theater companies. At issue is the placement of wheelchair spaces in their "stadium-style" movie theaters. Similar cases have divided the circuits on the interpretation and application of a...

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