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ADA Complaint
This is a draft complaint for an ADA lawsuit against the Law School
Admission Council regarding testing accommodations for someone with ADHD
and another mental health issue. It includes a useful format for ADA litigation
in general. Another page, which includes a brief for preliminary injunction
on this issue, may be viewed here.
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
LD, : : Plaintiff : : v. : Civil Action No. : LAW SCHOOL ADMISSIONS COUNCIL, INC., : KIM DEMPSEY, : : Defendants
:
JURY TRIAL DEMANDED FOR DAMAGE
CLAIMS
COMPLAINT
PRELIMINARY
STATEMENT
1. Plaintiff LD, a 22 year old 19__/20__ graduate from the University of ____, in ____, brings this Complaint against the Law School Admissions Council, Inc. (LSAC) and its agent, Kim Dempsey, to ensure that she is permitted to take the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) free from the illegal discrimination against her which the Defendants currently plan to impose. Ms. LD recently graduated from the University of ______ in ______ with a Bachelor's Degree in ______. Defendants have refused to permit her to take the LSAT with reasonable accommodations for her disabilities (accommodations recommended by her treating psychiatrist and her neuropsychologist) and, absent immediate relief from this Court, she will be unable to take the LSAT on Saturday, December 4, 1999 under conditions which accurately reflect her aptitude and abilities.
2. This
action seeks emergency, preliminary and permanent injunctive relief, and
damages, against Defendants based on the LSAC's discriminatory conduct
against Plaintiff LD, a person with disabilities. Plaintiff LD has requested
certain simple and inexpensive accommodations in the manner in which the
LSAT is administered. She has requested to take the examination in one
and one-half the standard period of time, and to take the examination
in a separate quiet room. Each of these accommodations is recommended
by her treating psychiatrist and her neuropsychologist.
3. These
accommodations are necessary to ensure that the LSAT is accessible to
Plaintiff LD who has Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and ______
Disorder, both of which are recognized mental disorders which substantially
affect her thinking, learning, concentration, expression and other basic
life functions. The requested accommodations are the same as those granted
by Plaintiff's college, the University of Washington.
4. The
LSAC has refused to grant Plaintiff LD any accommodations at all, which
refusal violates the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. §§12101,
et seq. (the "ADA"). The ADA prohibits entities such as the LSAC from
discriminating against people with disabilities in the administration
of tests and examinations. 42 U.S.C. §12189 (Title III of the ADA). The
ADA permits awards of damages for its violation. Both compensatory and
punitive damages are sought in this case. The ADA further provides that
defendants who violate the ADA are liable for costs of litigation, including
attorneys' fees, pursuant to specific provisions of the ADA and the Civil
Rights Act of 1964.
5. Absent
urgent and immediate relief, Plaintiff LD will be deprived of the benefits
of appropriate testing for her law school admission process, will be denied
or delayed in law school admission, and will lose the benefit of her extensive
preparation and study for the LSAT, and will suffer further emotional
distress and embarrassment. Defendants' violation of the ADA has already
compelled her to miss the October 1999 LSAT. This Court's aid is sought
to ensure that they do not deny her the opportunity to take the December
4, 1999 LSAT, an examination which is necessary to her law school application
effort.
PARTIES
6. Plaintiff
LD is an individual residing in ______. She graduated with a Bachelor's
Degree in ______ in June 19__. Since graduation, she has been a research
assistant for a book on ______.
7. Defendant
Law School Admission Council, Inc. (LSAC) is a private organization in
Newtown, PA. Among other functions, the LSAC prepares and administers
the Law School Admission Test, the professional examination generally
required for admission ABA-accredited law schools and the examination
which is utilized by law schools generally for ranking and admissions
decisions. . Without justification, and contrary to the evidence before
it, and in knowing and flagrant disregard of the law, including the ADA,
and in bad faith, Defendant LSAC denied Ms. LD's request for accommodations
in the October and December, 1999 LSAT.
8. Defendant
Kim Dempsey is an employee and agent of LSAC, and is the spokesperson
for their Accommodated Testing section. On information and belief, Ms.
Dempsey, who has not reported any credentials in the field of disabilities,
makes the decisions for LSAC regarding Accommodated Testing for Plaintiff
LD and others. Without justification, and contrary to the evidence before
her, and in knowing and flagrant disregard of the law, including the ADA,
and in bad faith, Defendant Kim Dempsey denied, or caused the denial of,
Ms. LD's request for accommodations in the October and December, 1999
LSAT.
JURISDICTION
AND VENUE
9. This
Court has jurisdiction over this action under 28 U.S.C. §1331 for civil
actions arising under the Constitution and laws of the United States and
under on account of diversity of citizenship. Plaintiff LD is a resident
and citizen of the State of Washington; Defendant LSAC is a corporation
headquartered and with its sole office in Newtown, PA.
10. This
Court also has jurisdiction over this action under 42 U.S.C. §12133, of
the Americans with Disabilities Act, which incorporates the provisions
of 29 U.S.C. §794a, for violations of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities
Act, and under the Americans with Disabilities Act generally.
11. This
Court has authority to hear this case pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §1983, §1985(3),
and 1988.
12. Venue
in this District is proper under 28 U.S.C. §1391 and 42 U.S.C. §2000e-5(f)
in that the acts of discrimination have taken place in this District,
the examination is being given in this District, and Defendants are officed
in this District.
FACTS
A. Introduction
13. Plaintiff LD, a graduating senior at the University of ______, timely applied to the Defendant Law School Admissions Council, Inc. (LSAC) to grant her reasonable accommodations for her learning and other mental disabilities so that she could sit for the October 1999 Law School Admission Test (LSAT).
14. Defendants refused to grant any accommodations, Ms. LD was unable to take the examination, and Ms. LD provided additional information to LSAC with a request for accommodations for the Saturday, December 4, 1999 LSAT.
15. The
accommodations requested are simple and minimal: that Plaintiff LD be
given additional time and be permitted to take the examination in a quiet,
separate room.
16. Plaintiff
supported his request with opinions from two medical experts, one her
personal treating physician-psychiatrist, and the other her neuropsychologist.
These experts who know Ms. LD personally, found that without these accommodations,
her test performance would be impaired and would not accurately reflect
her aptitude and abilities.
17. Plaintiff
had already for two years been receiving the exact same accommodations
from the University of ______.
18. The
Defendants have refused to grant Plaintiff's request. The reasons advanced
by the LSAC for denying the request are that a) Ms. LD is not disabled
(although they have provided no expert reports or references to support
that conclusion) and b) Ms. LD is not limited in her functioning levels
(although they provide no documentation of that assertion).
19. The
Defendants blatantly and knowingly violate the Americans With Disabilities
Act ("ADA") 42 U.S. C. 12101 et. seq., and will cause immediate and irreparable
injury to Plaintiff since she will he forced either to forgo the LSAT
examination or to take the examination in a manner which denies her an
equal opportunity to pass the examination as individuals without disabilities.
This result would contravene both the letter and spirit of the ADA which
demands that discrimination against individuals with disabilities end
and that persons with disabilities receive equal access to all professional
and related examinations.
20. In
the early 1900's, the legal community tested would-be lawyers by seeing
how they did in the first year of law studies; there were enough spaces
to admit every applicant who met minimal credentials. In the 1920's, with
more applicants than spaces, selection testing began and, in 1948, the
LSAT was born. As the Supreme Court has noted, "It has been with us ever
since."
21. The
Defendant Law School Admissions Council, Inc. ("LSAC") administers the
Law School Admissions Test ("LSAT") is central to any law school candidate's
admission to ABA-accredited law schools. In addition to administering
the LSAT which Plaintiff LD must take in the normal process to gain admission
to an accredited law school, Defendant LSAC provides lists of names of
LSAT-takers and provides to law schools a summary of law school applicants'
LSAT and college record, among other activities designed to emphasize
LSAC's centrality to the admissions process. See Massachusetts School
of Law at Andover, Inc. v. American Bar Ass'n, 107 F.3d 1026 (3rd Cir.
1997) (affirming summary judgment in antitrust case in which LSAC was
a defendant).
22. Admission
to law schools is fiercely competitive. Only a small proportion of many
applicants are admitted to major law schools. Dealing with such large
number of applicants results in law schools using numerical formulas for
screening. It is typical that the LSAT score is a prime component of the
computation, with the formula provided by the Defendant LSAC's Law School
Data Assembly Service, typically giving the LSAT more weight than other
factors.
23. Without
fair participation in the LSAT testing, Plaintiff LD will be at a disadvantage
when law schools examine her record. Having recently graduated from the
University of Washington in Seattle, and in the midst of the law school
application process, Ms. LD is seeking from the Defendant LSAC no more
than the accommodations recommended by her doctors and what her University
has provided.
B. Background,
Nature of the Disabilities, and History of Accommodations
24. Plaintiff
LD's childhood, and primary and secondary school record demonstrate persistent
and long-standing symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
In more recent years, and with significant special supports, she has a
positive record of academic accomplishment, especially since she was formally
diagnosed with ADHD and ______ in ______ and began receiving medication.
Plaintiff LD has been able to achieve these successes, in large part,
due to the willingness of her University and teachers to understand her
special needs and make reasonable accommodations that give her the same
opportunities as those without disabilities.
25. Plaintiff
LD has two mental disorders which are relevant here. First, Plaintiff
LD has been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and
specifically meets the DSM-IV criteria for ADHD. The DSM-IV is the official
diagnostic manual which, for the psychiatric and related professions,
defines mental disabilities; it is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual,
4th Edition, prepared and published by the American Psychiatric Association.
Ms. LD meets the criteria for early childhood onset of ADHD, and has a
______ history for this disorder. She has been treated for ADHD with medication.
26. Plaintiff
has also been diagnosed with, and treated for ______ for several years.
She meets the DSM-IV criteria for that disorder. ______ affects Ms. LD's
thinking processes, and substantially limits her in the major life functions
of thinking, learning, concentration, expression and other basic life
functions.
27. Both
of these disabilities severely affect Plaintiff's test-taking abilities,
______ affects such academically important areas as motivation, productivity,
sleep and concentration. ADHD affects similar domains, and the very process
of concentration, learning and communicating the results of that learning
in testing and other situations. The impairment in basic life functions
significantly impairs the ability of an individual suffering from these
disabilities to take a timed examination administered to a large group,
such as the LSAT.
28. These
serious impairments can, however, be reduced by making simple and reasonable
accommodations in the test-taking process. In recognition of Plaintiff's
disabilities, and the simple accommodations she requires, Ms. LD's University
provided Plaintiff with a separate room for her college examinations,
and has permitted her additional time for each exam. As a result, she
has been able to have her exams reflect her abilities and aptitude.
29. Plaintiff
LD is ______ years old and is a senior at the University of ______ in
______.
30. Ms.
LD's ADHD started in childhood and primary school, ______. Her grades
were ______.
31. Ms.
LD received a formal diagnosis in ______ from her psychiatrist, Dr. ______,
and was given trials of various medications. She currently takes ______
to reduce her distractibility and impulsivity, and to stabilize her ______.
The medications provide some relief but do not fully mitigate her disabilities;
she remains significantly impaired in her life functions.
32. Since
the medications have been in place, Ms. LD has had some improvement in
her ability to focus her attention, and improvements in her college transcripts,
which showed a significant rise in her grade point average following diagnosis
and appropriate treatment in ______, together with the reasonable accommodations
provided by her University.
33. Ms.
LD received accommodations at the University of ______ which consisted
of extra time on tests and a private room for testing. This was granted
after the University's review of her medical and related documentation.
As the University of ______ confirmed to LSAC, "These accommodations were
approved due to the ongoing effects of her disability without regard to
any medications he took to help mitigate the effects of her disability"
because the medications are not a cure for the "distractibility and focus
that can interfere with" test-taking abilities. ______ Letter from ______,
Director, Disabled ______ Services, University of ______, Attachment A,
incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth.
34. The
University of ______ provided Ms. LD with accommodations in testing beginning
in her ______ year, which included 50% more time for tests and the use
of a 'quiet room.' These accommodations reduce the distractions of the
environment and of her own thinking, and also reduces the emotional upset
caused by these distractions, upset which further impacts on her ability
to perform well on tests.
35. Ms.
LD's neuropsychologist found after formal assessment and testing that
she has ______ As the neuropsychologist noted, Ms. LD's "family ______
history is significant for ______ . Dr. ______, Neuropsychologist Report,
______, 1999, Attachment B hereto, incorporated herein as if fully set
forth.
36. Ms.
LD's disorders, the neuropsychologist found, "are likely to have a direct
impact on Ms. LD's ability to ______.
37. The
neuropsychologist "strongly recommended that Ms. LD be provided fifty
percent additional time to complete each portion of her LSAT test, translating
into roughly 20 minutes per section." ______ Report, Attachment B.
38. The
additional time is based on her condition and her clinical presentation:
"This is based on her history of poor performance on standardized tests
when additional time is not provided (e.g. SAT), and on the basis of the
observed deficits in organization/planning and historical problems with
time management. "______ Report, Attachment B.
39. The
neuropsychologist also recommended that "Ms. LD be allowed to take her
test in a quiet and distraction free environment. She has a history of
______." ______ Report, Attachment B.
40. Ms.
LD is under psychiatric care by Dr. ______, whom she sees one time per
month for medication management. Dr. ______ has particular experience
with, and has taught regarding, ADHD and other related disabilities. She
is well-qualified to make diagnoses of Plaintiff LD and to determine needed
accommodations. Dr. ______, the treating psychiatrist, diagnoses Plaintiff
LD with ADHD and ______, and finds that Ms. LD is significantly impaired
in major life functions, and requires accommodations in the LSAT testing
in the form of a) additional time, and b) testing in a private location
free from distractions.
41. Dr.
______ performed a neuropsychological evaluation of Plaintiff on ______,
1999, see Report, Attachment B, and wrote a follow-up neuropsychological
report on ______, 1999 (Attachment C, incorporated herein by reference
as if fully set forth), the latter to respond to Defendant LSAC's denial
of accommodation to Ms. LD. He administered a clinical interview and also
numerous objective standardized testing, and he reviewed Ms. LD's background
in primary and secondary school, and reviewed information from Ms. LD's
family as well.
42. Dr.
______ found that Ms. LD's ADHD is of a "persistent nature" and had an
"early onset" in childhood and was evidenced by deficits at school, at
home and socially. He found that the "evidences numerous symptoms of ADHD"
by both "clinical presentation and by grade reports." Attachment C, ______
Report.
43. The
testing by Dr. ______, which found Ms. LD to be significantly disabled,
was administered while she was on medications and thus demonstrates that,
even with medication, her functioning is impaired.
44. Ms. LD has the ADHD disorder. As Dr. ______ summarized his clinical opinion: It is my
clinical opinion that Ms. LD demonstrates sufficient symptoms, which have
a persistently negative impact on performance in social and academic settings,
to warrant a diagnosis of Attention Deficit Disorder.
Attachment
C, ______ Report.
C. Accommodations Requested and Actions
Taken by the Defendant Board
45. Plaintiff
LD is seriously harmed by the Defendants' actions. Defendants' refusal
to accommodate her disabilities cannot easily be quantified but it is
great and severe. One cannot quantify the damage caused by postponement
of the initiation of law school or the thwarting of an otherwise-promising
professional education. Plaintiff LD will also suffer the mental anguish
of taking an already stressful LSAT, knowing that she is highly unlikely
to pass, no matter how hard she tries or how long she has studied. She
has already suffered the embarrassment and distress of missing the October
1999 LSAT due to Defendants' illegal actions. Injunctive relief is necessary
also because this litigation cannot be concluded before the December LSAT;
if no relief is granted before that time, then Ms. LD will either have
to wait an additional year before entering law school or will have to
take the examination without the required accommodations.
46. Ms.
LD applied on ______, 1999 to take the October 2, 1999 LSAT and, in that
application requested the following accommodations: a) extra time (an
additional 20 minutes per section, in addition to the standard time of
35 minutes per section), and b) a private room with no distractions.
47. LSAC's
refusal to grant Ms. LD accommodations required her to cancel her taking
of the October 2, 1999 LSAT in order to seek legal redress so that she
might take the December 4, 1999 examination with the accommodations.
48. On September 13, 1999, LSAC wrote to Ms. LD, denying her accommodation request without providing any reason whatsoever. The letter signed by Kim Dempsey stated only that: After reviewing
the documentation you submitted, we are not able to grant your request.
The documentation does not demonstrate that your ability to test under
standard conditions would be substantially limited.
49. On
September 18, Ms. LD wrote to LSAC complaining of the lack of explanation,
and of LSAC's failure to describe what supplementary information might
be required to satisfy LSAC's unknown standards.
50. On
September 20, LSAC per Kim Dempsey wrote to Ms. LD stating that "The documentation
submitted for review must demonstrate a significant impairment related
to learning."
51. On
September 20, Plaintiff LD wrote to LSAC per Kim Dempsey requesting that
someone in an Assistant Director capacity provide information "in response
to my appeal" of the denial of accommodation. At that point the October
LSAT was less than two weeks away. She complained of LSAC's "vagueness
and rather cavalier attitude in dealing with my request."
52. On
September 21, LSAC per Kim Dempsey responded, repeating the same language
regarding learning disabilities, and stating for the first time that LSAC
had found that Ms. LD's memory/learning were average or above average:
In order
to be considered for additional testing time on the LSAT a person must
demonstrate a substantial limitation related to learning. Specifically
the testing results would need to demonstrate an information processing
deficit that impacts on your performance. Your testing results revealed
average cognitive functioning and a high average working memory. Memory
testing and higher executive functioning scores were all in the average
or above average range. Based on the documentation provided by or on your
behalf there was not a substantial limitation related to learning demonstrated.
53. That September 21 letter -- which for the first time explained the refusal to accommodate -- informed Plaintiff LD that she was too late to submit additional information, so that anything new she might have to respond to this first-time explanation of grounds had to be submitted for a future LSAT:
September 15, 1999 was the receipt deadline for submitting supplementary information and appeals. If you choose to submit additional documentation it will be considered for a future LSAT.
54. On October 6, Plaintiff LD (having sent in the form to change the date from the October to the December examination), requested accommodation for the December LSAT. The request was made to LSAC per Kim Dempsey.
55. On October 7, LSAC again denied accommodation without explanation, stating: "Your documentation has been fully reviewed. Based on the information we have on file no accommodations will be granted for the December 1999 LSAT."
56. On October 18, Plaintiff LD requested LSAC to review her file again, based on new information which had been sent the prior week.
57. With LSAC having confirmed that it received the new information, Plaintiff LD requested LSAC per Kim Dempsey on October 19 to inform her whether that information had "any influence on my request for accommodations regarding the December LSAT"
58. On
October 20, LSAC per Kim Dempsey suggested that Plaintiff LD check the
following week on whether LSAC's decision had changed.
59. On October 26, LSAC per Kim Dempsey informed Plaintiff LD that the denial of accommodations was not changed, that LSAC believed that Plaintiff LD does not have any disabilities at all, and that she is not significantly limited or impaired. In making this decision, Defendant Dempsey and LSAC have acted in total disregard of the facts, in bad faith, and willfully in violation of the law, including the ADA.
60. On October 29, Ms. LD requested LSAC to obtain, and to provide, an evaluation of her material from a reviewer trained in the field of her disabilities. Defendants have not responded.
D. The Law
61. Defendants are in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12101, et seq., ("ADA"). The ADA requires that all persons who offer examinations related to licensing for professional purposes do so in a place and manner accessible to persons with disabilities.
62. Plaintiff LD will suffer irreparable harm if she is denied the reasonable accommodations that he needs to have an equal opportunity with non-disabled individuals to pass the LSAT. There is no adequate remedy at law. Defendants, on the other hand, will suffer no harm. Any delay in her ability to have an equal opportunity to pass the LSAT jeopardizes Plaintiff LD's ability to begin her legal education. In contrast, Defendants are not harmed by allowing Plaintiff LD to take the examination with the accommodations he requests, especially in light of the fact that the accommodations are simple, inexpensive and easy to implement.
63. The ADA specifically contemplates that temporary injunctive relief is appropriate to remedy acts of discrimination against persons with disabilities. It incorporates the provisions of 42 U.S.C. § 2000a-3, stating that, whenever any person has engaged, or there are reasonable grounds to believe a person is about to engage, in a prohibited act, a permanent or temporary injunction, or a restraining order is an appropriate remedy for the aggrieved party. 42 U.S.C. § 12188(a)(1).
64. Plaintiff
LD is protected by the ADA as she is a person with a "disability" as that
term is defined by the statute. 42 U.S.C. § 12102(2)(a). Plaintiff LD
has a "physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or
more of [his] major life activities." Id. The life activities which are
substantially limited in this case are thinking, learning, concentration,
expression and other basic life functions.
65. A purpose of the ADA is to provide "a clear and comprehensive national mandate for the elimination of discrimination against individuals with disabilities." 42 U.S.C. § 12101(b)(1). Among its findings, Congress declared that: [T]he continuing existence of unfair and unnecessary discrimination and prejudice denies people with disabilities the opportunity to compete on an equal basis and to pursue those opportunities for which our free society is justifiably famous, and costs the United States billions of dollars in unnecessary expenses resulting from dependency and nonproductivity.
42 U.S.C. § 12101(a)(9). 66. The Defendants here have willfully and flagrantly violated Title III of the ADA which prohibits discrimination in testing and examinations, including bar examinations.
67. Title III of the ADA, which took effect on January 26, 1992, prohibits discrimination in professional licensing examinations as follows: Any person that offers examinations or courses related to applications, licensing, certification, or credentialing for secondary or post-secondary education, professional, or trade purposes shall offer such examinations or courses in a place and manner accessible to persons with disabilities or offer alternative accessible arrangements for such individuals.
42 U.S.C. § 12189. 68. Section 309 of Title III, 42 U.S.C. § 12189, requires that the LSAC, because it offers examinations, offer the LSAT in a place and manner accessible to persons with disabilities, including Plaintiff LD. In order to make the LSAT accessible to Plaintiff LD, she must be provided the accommodations of additional time, as attested by the her treating physician-psychiatrist and neuropsychologist. Section 309 specifically contemplates the type of accommodations requested by Plaintiff LD.
69. On July 26, 1991, the Attorney General of the United States promulgated regulations implementing Title III of the ADA that specifically address the obligations of entities that administer professional licensing exams. See 28 C.F.R. Part 36; 56 Fed. Reg. 35544-35691. The Title III regulations mandate that: (1) Any private entity offering an examination covered by this section must assure that --
(ii) An examination that is designed for individuals with impaired sensory, manual, or speaking skills is offered...in as timely a manner as are other examinations.
[and]
(2) Required modifications to an examination may include changes in the length of time permitted for completion of the examination and adaptation of the manner in which the examination is given.
28 C.F.R. § 36.309(b)(1)(ii) and (b)(2); 56 Fed. Reg. 35598-99 (emphasis added).
70. Because of her disability, Plaintiff LD requires special accommodations for purposes of taking the LSAT. Defendants have refused to grant accommodations necessary to make the LSAT accessible to him as a person with a disability. Accordingly, Defendants have discriminated against Plaintiff LD.
CAUSE OF ACTION 1. Incorporating by reference each of the above paragraphs of this Complaint, the Defendants have violated Plaintiff LD's rights under Title III of the Americans With Disabilities Act, by refusing to grant her reasonable accommodations in testing for the October and December, 1999 LSAT examinations.
2. Incorporating by reference each of the above paragraphs of this Complaint, Defendants LSAC and Kim Dempsey have each violated Plaintiff LD's rights under Title III of the Americans With Disabilities Act, by refusing to grant her reasonable accommodations in testing for the October and December, 1999 LSAT examinations, and have done so willfully and in disregard of the law, and in bad faith. With regard to Kim Dempsey, her decisions and actions have been without appropriate qualification to make judgments, or to make recommendations, regarding the disabilities of Plaintiff LD and the accommodations she requires.
PRAYER FOR RELIEF WHEREFORE, Plaintiff LD respectfully prays that this Honorable Court enter the following relief:
1. Emergency, preliminary and permanent injunction requiring Defendants, for the December 4, 1999 LSAT and any subsequent LSATs, to do the following: a. Permit Plaintiff LD to have one and one-half (1.5) times the usual amount of time for the examination. Defendant will schedule the date to permit Plaintiff LD to take LSAT, even if the result is that the examination must be conducted on another day within a month of the original dates. b. Administer the examination in a quiet private room, free from distractions; 2. Award, after trial by jury, compensatory and punitive damages.
3. An award of reasonable attorneys' fees and costs. The Americans With Disabilities Act provides: "In any action or administrative proceeding commenced pursuant to this Act, the court or agency, in its discretion, may allow the prevailing party, other than the United States, a reasonable attorney's fee, including litigation expenses, and costs. . . . 42 U.S.C. 12205.
4. An award
of such other relief as the Court deems just, equitable and proper.
Respectfully
submitted,
David Ferleger, Esq. 10 Presidential Blvd, Suite 115 Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 610 668 2221 610 668
3889 fax
Attorney for Plaintiff LD
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