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holding that for a disability discrimination case, the statute of limitations runs when the student first learns of his dismissal as opposed to when the decision is affirmed by appeal
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No. 12-20619
08-13-2013
STEPHEN TAPP, Plaintiff - Appellant v. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER AT HOUSTON -SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY; JOHN A. VALENZA; J TAYLOR, Defendants - Appellees
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Texas
USDC No. 4:11-CV-2971
Before REAVLEY, ELROD, and GRAVES, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:
Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.
With regard to Plaintiff's claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act, dismissal on the grounds that the claims were not timely filed is affirmed for essentially the reasons given by the district court in its Memorandum and Order filed December 19, 2011. With regard to Plaintiff's 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claim, dismissal based on qualified immunity is affirmed for essentially the reasons given by the district court in its Memorandum and Opinion filed August 6, 2012.
AFFIRMED.