Disabled Rights Action Committee v. Las Vegas Events, Inc.

375 F.3d 861 DISABLED RIGHTS ACTION COMMITTEE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LAS VEGAS EVENTS, INC.; University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Thomas and Mack Center; Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, Defendants-Appellees. No. 02-17163. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted December 5, 2003. Filed July 13, 2004. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Richard F. Armknecht, III, Armknecht & Cowdell, P.C., Lindon, UT, for the plaintiff-appellant. Elayna J. Youchah, Schreck Brignone, Las Vegas, NV; Walter L. Ayers, University and Community College System of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV; and Elizabeth R. Brennan, Lionel Sawyer & Collins, Las Vegas, NV, for the defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada; Howard D. McKibben, District Judge, Presiding, D.C. No. CV-00-01170-HDM. Before HAWKINS, PAEZ, and BERZON, Circuit Judges. BERZON, Circuit Judge. 1 The central question in this Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) suit is whether the two private entities that stage the National Finals Rodeo at a publicly-owned arena in Las Vegas "operate" the arena during the Rodeo, and so…