Mirka

Mirka v. Langley

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16 F. App'x 665
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJuly 30, 2001No. 00-35040California325 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Julane Ruth Mirka appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment to the City of Langley in her action claiming that termination of her volunteer position at City Hall violated Title II of the Americans With Disability Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12131-12134 , and the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. § 794 . We affirm.

(1) Mirka’s action under Title II of the ADA fails at the outset because her unique volunteer position at City Hall was not a service, program or activity of the City. See 42 U.S.C. § 12132 . The services she performed were what we have denominated “input” rather than “output” functions. See Zimmerman v. Oregon Dep’t. of Justice, 170 F.3d 1169, 1174 (9th Cir. 1999). Mirka’s attempt to shift the focus to the “subjected to discrimination” portion of § 12132 also fails because that, too, keys on the services, program or activity requirement. Id. at 1175. Nor can Mirka avoid this by broadening the focus to every possible volunteer function performed within or for the City, or its various departments, and then declaring that volunteer services, in general, are an activity or program.

(2) Mirka’s claim under the Rehabilitation Act fails for the same basic…

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