Joan Barden v. City Of Sacramento

292 F.3d 1073 Joan BARDEN; Susan Barnhill; Jeffrey Evans; Tony Martinez; Brenda Pickern; Jeff Thom; Suzanne Fitts Valters; Mitch Watkins, and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF SACRAMENTO; Mike Kashiwagi, Director of the Department of Public Works of the City of Sacramento, in his official capacity, Defendants-Appellees. No. 01-15744. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 12, 2002. Filed June 12, 2002. Laurence W. Paradis, Melissa W. Kasnitz, Disability Rights Advocates, Oakland, CA, for the plaintiffs-appellants. Gerald C. Hicks, Deputy City Attorney, Sacramento, CA, for the defendants-appellees. Kevin Russell, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for amicus curiae United States of America. Gregory F. Hurley, Kutak Rock LLP, Newport Beach, CA, for amici curiae National League of Cities and 76 California cities. Janice M. Kroll, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for amicus curiae Western Law Center for Disability Rights. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, Milton L. Schwartz, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV 99-0497 MLS. Before HUG, CUDAHY, *…