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Helen Y. HIRATA, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Susan CHANDLER, in her official capacity as the Director of the Department of Human Services of the State of Hawaii; State of Hawaii, Defendants—Appellants.
    No. 99-15554.
    D.C. No. CV-97-00503-BMK.
    United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
    Argued and Submitted Nov. 2, 1999.
    Submission Withdrawn Jan. 31, 2000.
    Resubmitted Aug. 28, 2002.
    Decided Sept. 5, 2002.
    Before D.W. NELSON, KOZINSKI and W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges.
   MEMORANDUM

The State of Hawaii appeals from the district court’s judgment, following a jury trial, in favor of Helen Hirata in her action for compensatory damages under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12132, and § 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. § 794(a). The jury’s verdict for compensatory damages is based on a prior finding by the district court that the State had discriminated against disabled people like Hirata when it denied them medical assistance benefits under the State’s QUEST health insurance program between August 1, 1994 and March 29, 1996. See Burns-Vidlak v. Chandler, 989 F.Supp. 765 (D.Haw.1996).

The parties are familiar with the underlying facts, procedural history, and legal arguments. For the reasons stated in our concurrently filed opinion in a parallel ease, Lovell v. Chandler, — F.3d — (9th Cir.2002), we affirm the jury verdict.

AFFIRMED. 
      
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