On July 1, 1999, two individuals who use wheelchairs for mobility, filed a complaint against the City of Steamboat Springs in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado claiming the City had failed to make its bus service and other services were not accessible to persons with disabilities, in violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12101, et seq., and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 794. The plaintiffs sought injunctive and monetary relief.

On April 20, 2000, the court granted the United States' motion to intervene on behalf of the plaintiffs. The decree essentially dealt with all of the plaintiffs' claims, requiring the defendant to make its transportation system and other services accessible. The defendant agreed to pay attorneys' fees and costs, $9500 to one plaintiff and $2750 to the other. The defendants were required to submit annual progress reports to plaintiffs' counsel. The decree was to last for 4 years.

Eric Weiler - 05/26/2010


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