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· 8/18/2014

Hunter Ex Rel. A.H. v. District of Columbia

Citations

  • 64 F. Supp. 3d 158
  • 2014 WL 4071333
  • 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 114075

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that FHA \ 'failure to accommodate' claims do not require proof of intentional discrimination\
  • holding that homeless shelter was a public accommodation under D.C. Code
  • stating that where the DCHRA language parallels analogous provisions of the FHA, the “section of the DCHRA and the FHA should be interpreted in a parallel fashion”
  • stating that failure-to-accommodate claims “do not require proof of intentional discrimination”
  • \The Court agrees and concludes that the same rationale prevents [several other discrimination statutes] from serving as the basis of a negligence per se claim[.]\
  • anti-discrimination statutes like FHA, ADA, and Rehabilitation Act are not designed to “promote public safety” or prevent physical harm but to combat discrimination

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Judges: Judge Gladys Kessler

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