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· 9/16/1998

Jairath v. Dyer

Citations

  • 154 F.3d 1280
  • 8 Am. Disabilities Cas. (BNA) 979
  • 1998 U.S. App. LEXIS 22610
  • 1998 WL 633672

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that the plaintiff could only pursue injunctive relief because a private right of action for damages does not exist under the ADA
  • noting that if a substantial question of federal law forms a necessary element of a state cause of action, federal jurisdiction may be implicated
  • holding no federal question existed when the plaintiff alleged that the ADA created the duty that served as the basis for the plaintiffs state law claim
  • “Although a private right of action for injunctive relief does exist under the ADA, it is uncontested that there is no private right of action for damages.”
  • “Although a private right of action for injunctive relief does exist under the ADA, it is uncontested that there is no private right of action for damages.”

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Judges: Anderson, Birch, Paine

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