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· 11/5/1992

Steven Wynne v. Tufts University School of Medicine

Citations

  • 976 F.2d 791
  • 1992 WL 252858

How courts have described this case

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  • explaining that, when pretext is at issue, plaintiff must produce specific facts that undercut the defendant's position
  • concluding where the school provided a series of remedial measures it did not fail to make a reasonable accommodation by declining to also offer an oral version of a multiple choice examination
  • to be liable under Sec. 504, an academic institution must have, or reasonably be expected to have, knowledge of a student's disability
  • to be liable under 504, an academic institution must have, or reasonably be expected to have, knowledge of a student's disability
  • \evidence that 'is merely colorable or is not significantly probative' cannot deter summary judgment\
  • placing burden on plaintiffs “to produce specific facts” of pretext

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Judges: Breyer, Torruella, Selya

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