Source: http://openjurist.org/148/f3d/73
Timestamp: 2015-07-04 20:54:56
Document Index: 669993274

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 1983', '§ 504', '§ 247', '§ 247', '§ 361', '§ 247']

148 F3d 73 Doe v. Pfrommer Vesid | OpenJurist
148 F. 3d 73 - Doe v. Pfrommer Vesid	Home148 f3d 73 doe v. pfrommer vesid
In February 1993, Doe then filed the instant action, which raised seven claims. The first two claims asserted causes of action under § 1983 and challenged the adequacy of Doe's IWRP as required under Title I in two ways: first, the refusal to provide for a job coach in the IWRP violated plaintiff's right to have an adequate program to allow him to achieve his primary vocational goal of becoming employed as a writer, editor or word processor; second, the IWRP failed to provide for a vocational goal of being self-employed. The third and fourth claims asserted disability discrimination in violation of § 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the ADA by refusing to provide a job coach and self-employment job goals, by closing his VESID case and by conditioning reapplication on continued psychiatric treatment. The remaining claims challenged VESID's compliance with various regulations implementing Title I as follows: (1) the defendants violated 8 N.Y.C.R.R. § 247.10(f) by terminating Doe's VESID benefits without demonstrating beyond any reasonable doubt that the individual is not capable of achieving a vocational objective; (2) the defendants violated 8 N.Y.C.R.R. § 247.10(k) in failing to provide plaintiff with "status quo" benefits during the pendency of his administrative appeal; and (3) the defendants violated 34 C.F.R. § 361.31 and 8 N.Y.C.R.R. § 247.5 by requiring special eligibility requirements for VESID services by requiring that he be referred to VESID by a treating mental health therapist prior to reapplying for VESID benefits. The complaint sought the following relief: (1) declaratory judgment that his rights had been violated as stated above; (2) an injunction ordering VESID to reopen plaintiff's case and ordering VESID to provide him with an IWRP to include a job coach and self-employ