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MERCADO v. PUERTO RICO

No. 15-1327.

814 F.3d 581 (2016)

Esther MERCADO, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Commonwealth of PUERTO RICO; Supreme Court of Puerto Rico; Oficina de Administración de Tribunales; and Administración de Servicios de Salud Mental y Contra La Addición, Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

February 29, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Juan H. Saavedra Castro for appellant.

Rosa Elena Pérez-Agosto , Assistant Solicitor General, with whom Margarita Mercado-Echegaray , Solicitor General, was on brief, for appellees Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, and Oficina de Administración de Tribunales.

Michael Craig McCall , with whom Luis Pabón Roca and Clarisa Sola Gómez were on brief, for appellee Administración de Servicios de Salud Mental y Contra La Addición.

Before LIPEZ, HAWKINS, and BARRON, Circuit Judges.

Esther Mercado sued the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and three other Puerto Rico governmental entities under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"). She alleged that they had denied her access to public services and discriminated against her because she was "regarded as" having a physical or mental impairment...

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