Case Name: Allen Stuart HERSCHAFT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NY BOARD OF ELECTIONS, Defendant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2002-05-13
Citations: 37 F. App'x 17
Docket Number: No. 01-9094
Parties: Allen Stuart HERSCHAFT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NY BOARD OF ELECTIONS, Defendant-Appellee.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 37
Pages: 17–18

Head Matter:
Allen Stuart HERSCHAFT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NY BOARD OF ELECTIONS, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 01-9094.
United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
May 13, 2002.
Allen Stuart Hersehaft, pro se, Brooklyn, NY, for Appellant.
Janet L. Zaleon, Assistant Corporation Counsel (Michael A. Cardozo, Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, Kristin M. Helmers, of counsel), New York, NY, for Appellee.
Present: MINER, SACK, Circuit Judges, RICHARD M. BERMAN, District Judge.
Of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, sitting by designation.

Opinion:
SUMMARY ORDER
UPON DUE CONSIDERATION, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that the judgment of the district court be, and it hereby is, affirmed.
The plaintiff appeals from the district court's entry of summary judgment against him on his claims that: (1) the defendant violated the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") by refusing to provide the plaintiff with extra time to collect nominating signatures for his election petition; (2) the defendant violated the plaintiffs rights under the Rehabilitation Act for the same reason; and (3) New York Election Law § 6-138(4), which requires candidates to collect signatures, violates the Equal Protection Clause.
We concur in the reasoning and judgment of the district court. The plaintiffs ADA claim fails because the plaintiff has not shown that his socialization problems and sporadic lapses in his ability to care for himself constitute substantial limitations. See Bragdon v. Abbott, 524 U.S. 624, 639, 118 S.Ct. 2196, 141 L.Ed.2d 540 (1998) (under the ADA a plaintiff must show a "substantial limit" on a major life activity). The plaintiffs claim under the Rehabilitation Act fails because the defendant does not receive federal funding. See 29 U.S.C. § 794(a). And the plaintiffs equal protection claim fails because the plaintiff has not shown that the purpose of New York Election Law § 6-138(4) is to discriminate against disabled individuals. Johnson v. Wing, 178 F.3d 611, 615 (2d Cir.1999) (a facially neutral statute only violates the Equal Protection Clause where its effect on disabled individuals reflects "purposeful discrimination").
For the foregoing reasons, the judgment of the district court is hereby AFFIRMED.