Pete Wright v. MO Dept. of Mental Health
Pete Wright v. MO Dept. of Mental Health
Opinion
United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________
No. 21-3744 ___________________________
Pete Wright
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant
v.
Missouri Department of Mental Health
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellee ____________
Appeal from United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri - St. Louis ____________
Submitted: June 2, 2022 Filed: June 7, 2022 [Unpublished] ____________
Before KELLY, ERICKSON, and GRASZ, Circuit Judges. ____________
PER CURIAM.
Pete Wright, who is civilly committed at the Sex Offender Rehabilitation Treatment Services facility of the Missouri Department of Mental Health, appeals the district court’s1 adverse grant of summary judgment in his action under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act (RA). After careful de novo review of the record and the parties’ arguments on appeal, we find no basis for reversal. See Baribeau v. City of Minneapolis, 596 F.3d 465, 473, 484 (8th Cir. 2010) (noting standard of review and listing requirements of Title II ADA claim); Gorman v. Bartch, 152 F.3d 907, 912 (8th Cir. 1998) (noting ADA is similar in substance to RA and cases interpreting them are applicable and interchangeable); see also Brunckhorst v. City of Oak Park Heights, 914 F.3d 1177, 1183 (8th Cir. 2019) (stating defendant is not required to accommodate plaintiff based on plaintiff’s preference). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________
1 The Honorable Rodney W. Sippel, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.
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