Jobst v. Camelot Village Ass'n
Jobst v. Camelot Village Ass'n
Opinion of the Court
ORDER
In August 2001 Fred Jobst filed suit under the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 (FHAA), see 42 U.S.C. § 3601 et seq., alleging that the defendants discriminated against him on the basis of his disability. Jobst has never revealed the nature of his disability, except to say that it renders him unable to work. He has offered slightly more detail about what the defendants did to prompt this lawsuit. Jobst claimed that defendants refused to respond to several work orders that he submitted, called the police to report that he was landscaping and gardening the property of his neighbors without permission, and excluded him from a Camelot Village Association meeting. Without elaboration or substantiation, he asserted that all of these actions were disability discrimination. The district court granted summary judgment for the defendants because Jobst failed to provide any details about his disability or any proof that the defendants engaged in disability discrimination.
On appeal Jobst devotes the bulk of his brief to challenging the notion that cases can be resolved on summary judgment, suggesting for instance that “[sjummary judgment does not meet 21st century communication standards because summary judgment is not in keeping with 21st century understanding of human consciousness and the law.” More pointedly, he challenges the district court’s conclusion that he presented no evidence of disability by noting that the Social Security Administration adjudicated him eligible for benefits four times. Jobst, however, has presented no authority for the idea that his receipt of social security benefits proves
The judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Fred JOBST v. CAMELOT VILLAGE ASSOCIATION, INC.
- Status
- Published