Ronald Ray Smith v. Pacific Properties And Development Corporation

358 F.3d 1097 Ronald Ray SMITH, Plaintiff, and Disabled Rights Action Committee, a Utah non-profit corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PACIFIC PROPERTIES AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, a Nevada corporation, Defendant-Appellee. No. 03-15656. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted December 5, 2003 — San Francisco, California. Filed January 26, 2004. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Richard F. Armknecht, Armknecht & Cowdell, Lindon, Utah, for Plaintiff-Appellant Disabled Rights Action Committee. Glenn F. Meier, Howard, Meier & Fine, Kolesar & Leatham, Las Vegas, Nevada, for Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada Lloyd D. George, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-01-01277-LDG. Before: MICHAEL DALY HAWKINS, RICHARD A. PAEZ, and MARSHA S. BERZON, Circuit Judges. Opinion by Judge Hawkins OPINION MICHAEL DALY HAWKINS, Circuit Judge. 1 In a case of first impression, we must decide whether a disabled person seeking to enforce rights created by § 3604(f)(2) of the Fair Housing Amendments Act ("FHAA"), Pub.L. No. 100-430, 102 Stat. 1619 (codified as amended at 42 U.S.C. §§…