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VÉLEZ-RAMÍREZ v. PR THROUGH SECRETARY OF JUSTICE

No. 15-1607.

827 F.3d 154 (2016)

Gisela VÉLEZ-RAMÍREZ, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Commonwealth of PUERTO RICO, THROUGH its SECRETARY OF JUSTICE on behalf of the Correction and Rehabilitation Department; Correctional Health Services Corporation (CHSC); José U. Zayas-Cintrón, in his official capacity as Acting Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation of Puerto Rico; Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation; Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Defendants, Appellees, John Doe, Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

June 27, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Manuel Porro-Vizcarra , with whom Yesenia M. Varela-Colón and Manuel Porro Vizcarra Law Offices were on brief, for appellant.

Carmen Lucía Rodríguez Vélez , with whom Néstor J. Navas D'Acosta , Navas & Rodríguez, P.S.C., Mariel Y. Haack , and Adsuar Muñiz Goyco Seda & Pérez-Ochoa, P.S.C. were on brief, for appellees Correctional Health Services Corporation (CHSC) and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company.

Margarita Mercado-Echegaray , Solicitor General, with whom Andrés González-Berdecía , Assistant Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, was on brief, for appellee Commonwealth Of Puerto Rico.

Before Howard, Chief Judge, Torruella and Lynch, Circuit Judges.

The Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"), 42 U.S.C. § 12101, et seq., provides persons with disabilities equal opportunities under law. Plaintiff-appellant Gisela Vélez-Ramírez ("Vélez") alleges that her employers violated the ADA by discharging her and not rehiring her because of her vision disability...

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