SHOTZ v. AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.

No. 04-13464.

420 F.3d 1332 (2005)

Frederick SHOTZ, Danielle Black, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC., a Delaware corporation, United Air Lines, Inc., a Delaware corporation, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

August 22, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel L. Leyton, Miguel M. de la O, de la O & Marko, Miami, FL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Laura Metcoff Klaus, Robert Phillip Charrow, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Washington, DC, for Defendants-Appellees.

Stephanie R. Marcus, Marleigh D. Dover, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae.

Before DUBINA and WILSON, Circuit Judges, and LAWSON, District Judge.


DUBINA, Circuit Judge:

The plaintiffs, a potential class of disabled persons, filed this putative class action against ten airline carriers for alleged violations of the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. § 701 et seq., and sought damages, declaratory and injunctive relief, and attorney's fees and costs. The district court granted the defendants' Motion to Dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, holding that the defendant airline carriers cannot be...

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