No. 21-8136

Dionne K. Thompson v. Morris Heights Health Center, Inc., et al.

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2022-06-14
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: ada ada-discrimination administrative-determination civil-rights disability-rights due-process judicial-immunity meaningful-access reasonable-accommodations state-court-system
Key Terms:
Arbitration ERISA SocialSecurity
Latest Conference: 2022-12-09 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is an Entity shielded from a claim when its agents and/or employees have clearly violated a Litigant's rights under the ADA, by refusing to provide reasonable accommodations, where the State Court's own rules and procedures define the function of determining reasonable accommodations as administrative in nature?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED A. Is an Entity shielded from a claim when its agents and/or employees have clearly violated a Litigant’s rights under the ADA, by refusing to provide reasonable accommodations, where the State Court’s own rules and procedures define the function of determining reasonable accommodations as administrative in nature? ’ B. Cana State Court system provide alternative accommodations to a disabled litigant, as a means of enabling meaningful access, while attempting to avoid a discrimination claim under the ADA?

Docket Entries

2022-12-12
Rehearing DENIED.
2022-11-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/9/2022.
2022-10-12
Petition for Rehearing filed.
2022-10-03
Petition DENIED.
2022-07-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
2022-07-11
Waiver of right of respondents Sun Life Financial, Inc., Assurant, Inc., Union Security Life Insurance Company of New York f/k/a First Fortis Life Insurance Company to respond filed.
2022-05-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 14, 2022)

Attorneys

Dionne K. Thompson
Dionne K. Thompson — Petitioner
Dionne K. Thompson — Petitioner
Sun Life Financial, Inc., Assurant, Inc., Union Security Life Insurance Company of New York f/k/a First Fortis Life Insurance Company
Randi F. KnepperMcElroy Deutusch Mulvany & Caprenter, LLP, Respondent
Randi F. KnepperMcElroy Deutusch Mulvany & Caprenter, LLP, Respondent