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Hirata v. Chandler

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Sep 5, 2002
45 F. App'x 781 (9th Cir. 2002)

Opinion


45 Fed.Appx. 781 (9th Cir. 2002) Helen Y. HIRATA, Plaintiff--Appellee, v. Susan CHANDLER, in her official capacity as the Director of the Department of Human Services of the State of Hawaii; State of Hawaii, Defendants--Appellants. No. 99-15554. D.C. No. CV-97-00503-BMK. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. September 5, 2002

Argued and Submitted November 2, 1999.

Submission Withdrawn Jan. 31, 2000.

Resubmitted August 28, 2002.

NOT FOR PUBLICATION. (See Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure Rule 36-3)

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii Barry M. Kurren, Magistrate, Presiding.

Before D.W. NELSON, KOZINSKI and W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges.

MEMORANDUM

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.

The State of Hawaii appeals from the district court's judgment, following a jury trial, in favor of Helen Hirata in her action for compensatory damages under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12132, and § 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. § 794(a). The jury's verdict for compensatory damages is based

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on a prior finding by the district court that the State had discriminated against disabled people like Hirata when it denied them medical assistance benefits under the State's QUEST health insurance program between August 1, 1994 and March 29, 1996. See Burns-Vidlak v. Chandler, 939 F.Supp. 765 (D.Haw.1996).

The parties are familiar with the underlying facts, procedural history, and legal arguments. For the reasons stated in our concurrently filed opinion in a parallel case, Lovell v. Chandler, --- F.3d ---- (9th Cir.2002), we affirm the jury verdict.

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

Hirata v. Chandler

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Sep 5, 2002
45 F. App'x 781 (9th Cir. 2002)
Case details for

Hirata v. Chandler

Case Details

Full title:Helen Y. HIRATA, Plaintiff--Appellee, v. Susan CHANDLER, in her official…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Sep 5, 2002

Citations

45 F. App'x 781 (9th Cir. 2002)