Glenda Smith and Ray Martin v. Howard Barton, Larry Barnes, Jack Ugaki, and Brian Wardle

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• holding that once the employer offers a legitimate, nondiscriminatory reason for the discharge, and that reason disclaims any reliance on the disability, the burden shifts to the employee to demonstrate that the articulated reason is a pretext for disability discrimination
• applying McDonnell Douglas framework for Title VII discrimination claims to discrimination claim brought under ADA
• “Title VI itself contains no grant of a jury trial. Furthermore, cases interpreting Title VI generally have found no such right.”
• “[B]efore addressing the constitutional issue, we first analyze whether the 14 statute itself expresses any intent to grant plaintiffs a jury trial.”
• “[PJrivate plaintiffs, suing under section 504 [of the Rehabilitation Act] need not first exhaust administrative remedies.”
• “[B]ecause of the similarities between Title VI and Title VII, courts frequently have looked to Title VII in determining rights and procedures available under Title VI.”

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