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MIA BENNETT v. HURLEY MEDICAL CENTER

Posted by: Tanja Trezise on Nov 9, 2023

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1: ARGUED and ON BRIEF: Nicholas B. Roumel, NACHT & ROUMEL, P.C., Ann Arbor, Michigan, for Appellant.

Attorneys 2: ARGUED and ON BRIEF: Michael W. Edmunds, GAULT DAVISON, PC, Grand Blanc, Michigan, for Appellee.

Judge(s): SUTTON, Chief Judge; CLAY and LARSEN, Circuit Judges

Court Appealed: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan at Detroit

CLAY, Circuit Judge. Plaintiff Mia Bennett appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Defendant Hurley Medical Center (“Hurley”). Plaintiff claims that Hurley violated her rights under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), 42 U.S.C. § 12131 et seq.; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. § 794; and Michigan’s Persons with Disabilities Civil Rights Act (“PWDCRA”), Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.1101 et seq., when it stopped permitting her service dog, Pistol, to accompany her while working as a student nurse. For the reasons set forth below, we AFFIRM the district court’s grant of summary judgment.

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