SINGH v. GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIV. SCHOOL OF MED. AND HEALTH

Nos. 06-7133, 06-7134.

508 F.3d 1097 (2007)

Carolyn SINGH, Appellant/Cross-Appellee v. GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH Sciences, et al., Appellees/Cross-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided December 4, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce Fein argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant/cross-appellee.

Carol A. Lafond argued the cause for amicus curiae the National Disability Rights Network in support of cross-appellee. With her on the brief were John M. Nonna and Richard J. Cairns.

Henry Morris, Jr., argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellee/cross-appellant George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences.

Robert A. Burgoyne was on the brief for amici curiae Association of American Medical Colleges, et al., in support of appellees.

Before: GINSBURG, Chief Judge, and EDWARDS and WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge WILLIAMS.

WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge:

Carolyn Singh was a medical student at George Washington University ("GW") from 2000 until she was dismissed for academic reasons in 2003. Singh later sued GW, saying that it had violated the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") by failing to accommodate her alleged learning disabilities.

Singh began her medical studies after a high school and undergraduate...

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