Denton

Denton v. Arizona

Good Law
12 F. App'x 553
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJune 21, 2001No. 00-16530; D.C. No. CV-98-01663-RCBCalifornia332 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Scott Denton (“Denton”) appeals pro se the district court’s summary judgment in favor of the State of Arizona (“State”) and the Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections in his action for employment discrimination in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101-12213 , and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794 (a). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.

We review the district court’s entry of summary judgment de novo. DeGrassi v. City of Glendora, 207 F.3d 636, 641 (9th Cir.2000). We may affirm the district court’s order granting summary judgment on any ground fairly supported by the record. Keyset v. Sacramento City Unified Sch. Dist., 238 F.3d 1132, 1139 (9th Cir.2001).

We affirm summary judgment on Denton’s Title I ADA claim for money damages as barred by the Eleventh Amendment. See Bd. of Trustees of the Univ. of Ala. v. Garrett, 531 U.S. 356 , 121 S.Ct. 955 , 148 L.Ed.2d 866 (2001). Additionally, we affirm summary judgment on Denton’s Title II ADA claim because Title II does not apply to claims of employment discrimination. See Zimmerman v. State Dept. of Justice, 170 F.3d 1169, 1173 (9th…

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