Bartels v. Biernat’s Empirical Analysis
1977
Citation profile
4 federal appellate · 2 district ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1343 · 29 U.S.C. § 701 (Employment Opportunities for Individuals With Disabilities Act) · 29 U.S.C. § 794 · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act)) · 5 U.S.C. § 702
Relies on Lloyd v. Regional Transportation Authority · 405 F. Supp. 1012 - Bartels v. Biernat
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“genuine, good-faith progress in planning service for wheelchair users and semi-ambulatory handicapped persons that is reasonable by comparison with the service provided to the general public and that meets a significant fraction of the actual transportation needs of such persons within a reasonable time period.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“The regulations do not require a full and immediate solution to the problem. What they do require is that the planning process show that special efforts are being taken to ensure that the mobility handicapped will be provided with services equivalent to the rest of the community.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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