· 5/9/1996
Gary Mason v. Ricky Stallings, C.L. St. Clair, Jr., Charles Burkhalter, Harold Woodall, Phillip Jordan, All Individually
Citations
- 82 F.3d 1007
- 5 Am. Disabilities Cas. (BNA) 792
- 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 10835
- 1996 WL 197080
How courts have described this case
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- concluding that “[t]he County Commissioners could not be held liable in their individual capacities for any violation of the Disabilities Act”
- holding that the ADA “does not provide for individual liability, only for employer liability,” noting that this Circuit previously had held that there was no individual responsibility under either Title VII or the ADEA
- noting that this is a minority view only held by one other Circuit apart from the Eleventh Circuit
- noting that, where district court has denied § 1292(b) certification, review “is not open to” court of appeals
- holding that ADA does not provide for individual liability
- finding the definitions of “employer” under the ADA and Title VII to be similar in precluding individual liability
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Judges: Anderson, Cox, Roney
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