203728P.pdf   03/28/2022  Barry Segal  v.  Metropolitan Council
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  20-3728
   U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota   
   [PUBLISHED] [Erickson, Author, with Loken and Kelly, Circuit Judges] 
   Civil case - Americans with Disabilities Act. Plaintiff, who is blind and 
   deaf, filed at least 150 complaints that defendant's bus drivers failed to 
   properly stop at designated bus stops, and he brought this action under 
   the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and the Minnesota Human Rights Act for 
   denial of service; a violation of a Department of Transportation 
   regulation is not a per se violation of the ADA; however, the district 
   court erred in granting defendant's motion for summary judgment as the 
   record contained evidence sufficient to raise a genuine issue of material 
   fact as to whether defendant provided plaintiff meaningful access to bus 
   service; at trial the DOT regulations cited by plaintiff requiring drivers 
   to "stop and announce" and requiring defendant to provide training for 
   drivers are admissible as evidence that the jury may consider when 
   determining whether plaintiff met his burden of showing he was denied 
   meaningful access to the defendant's bus services.