WESTCHESTER INDEPENDENT LIVING CENTER, INC. v. UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK

No. 16-CV-5949 (CS).

WESTCHESTER INDEPENDENT LIVING CENTER, INC., a nonprofit organization; KAYLE HILL, an individual; TERESA WHEELER, an individual; and MICHAEL HELLMAN, an individual; on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, PURCHASE COLLEGE; THOMAS J. SCHWARZ, in his official capacity as President of Purchase College; and H. CARL McCALL, in his official capacity as Chairman of the State University of New York Board of Trustees, Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

June 12, 2019.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 42 U.S.C. § 12132
Cause: 42 U.S.C. § 12132 Americans with Disabilities Act - Discrimination
Nature of Suit: 446 Civil Rights: Americans with Disabilities - Other
Source: PACER


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Westchester Independent Living Center, Inc., a nonprofit organization, Kayle Hill, an individual; on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Michael Hellmann, an individual; on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated & Teresa Wheeler, Plaintiffs, represented by Andrea Moody Kozak-Oxnard , Disability Rights Advocates, Michelle Anne Caiola , Disabilities Right Advocates, Rebecca Juliet Rodgers , Disability Rights Advocates & Rebecca Catherine Serbin , Disabilities Right Advocates.

Thomas J. Schwarz, In his Official Capacity as President of Purchase College & H. Carl McCall, In his Official Capacity as Chairman of the State University of New York Board of Trustees, Defendants, represented by Mark Eliott Klein , Office of The Attorney General, Alyssa Eve Anzalone-Newman , New York State Attorney General, D. Stan O'Loughlin , NYS Office of the Attorney General & Monica Anne Connell , New York State Office of the Attorney General.

State University of New York, Defendant, represented by Mark Eliott Klein , Office of The Attorney General, D. Stan O'Loughlin , NYS Office of the Attorney General & Monica Anne Connell , New York State Office of the Attorney General.


OPINION & ORDER

Before the Court is the Motion for Class Certification of Plaintiffs Westchester Independent Living Center, Inc. ("WILC"), Kayle Hill, Michael Hellmann, and Teresa Wheeler (collectively, "Plaintiffs"). (Doc. 125.)

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