MILLER v. TEXAS TECH UNIV. HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bradley W. Howard (argued), Grant A. Bannen, Brown & Fortunato, Amarillo, TX, for Lucinda G. Miller and Elaine King-Miller.

Amy Warr (argued), Austin, TX, for Texas Tech University Health Science Center.

Sarah Elaine Harrington (argued), Jessica Dunsay Silver, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civil Rights Div.-Appellate Section, Washington, DC, for U.S.

Kevin J. Curnin, Stroock, Stroock & Lavan, New York City, for American Ass'n of People with Disabilities, American Ass'n of Retired Persons, American Council of the Blind of Texas and American Disability Ass'n, Amici Curiae.

Martin J. Cirkiel, Kelly L. Hinton, Cirkiel & Associates, Round Rock, TX, for Coalition of Texans with Disabilities, Nat. Ass'n of Blind Lawyers, American Ass'n of University Women and Nat. Organization on Disability, Amici Curiae.

Jeremy Stuart Buck (argued), kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd & Evans, Washington, DC, for Theodore Johnson.

Richard A. Curry, Michael Brent Hicks (argued), McGlinchey Stafford, Baton Rouge, LA, for Louisiana Dept. of Education, State of Louisiana, President of Louisiana State University System, Board of Regents, Suzanne Mitchell, Mae Nelson, Ed Barras and Dept. of Social Services for the State of Louisiana.

John Frederick Stanton, Howrey, Simon, Arnold & White, Washington, DC, for American Ass'n of People with Disabilities, Amicus Curiae.

Roman E. Darmer, II, Howrey, Simon, Arnold & White, Irvine, CA, for American Ass'n of People with Disabilities, ADAPT, Alexander Graham Bell Ass'n for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, American Ass'n on Mental Retardation, American Council of the Blind, American Occupational Therapy Ass'n, ARC of the United States, Ass'n on Higher Education and Disability, Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental health Law, Brain Injury Ass'n of America, Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, Inc., Epilepsy Foundation, Legal Aid Society Employment Law Center, Nat. Ass'n of Protection & Advocacy Systems, Nat. Ass'n of Rights Protection and Advocacy, Nat. Health Law Program, Nat. Mental Health Consumers Self-Help Clearinghouse, Nat. Spinal Cord Injury Ass'n and Polio Society, Amici Curiae.

Sanford A. Kutner, Metairie, LA, for Lynn August.

Michael Leslie Penn, Baton Rouge, LA, for Suzanne Mitchell, Mae Nelson, Ed Barras and Dept. of Social Services, for the State of Louisiana.

Before KING, Chief Judge and JOLLY, HIGGINBOTHAM, DAVIS, JONES, SMITH, WIENER, BARKSDALE, GARZA, DeMOSS, BENAVIDES, STEWART, DENNIS, CLEMENT and PRADO, Circuit Judges.