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POOLE v. SOUTH PLAINFIELD BD. OF ED.

Civ. No. 79-1771.

490 F.Supp. 948 (1980)

Richard POOLE, Plaintiff, v. SOUTH PLAINFIELD BOARD OF EDUCATION, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. New Jersey, Civil Division.

May 28, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George F. Hendricks by Stephen C. Orosz, New Brunswick, N. J., for plaintiff.

Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer P. A. by Gordon J. Golum, Woodbridge, N. J., for defendant.

OPINION

HAROLD A. ACKERMAN, District Judge.

Richard Poole, a young man who was born with one kidney, was denied the right to participate in South Plainfield High School's interscholastic wrestling program due to his handicap. As a result, he has brought this suit against the South Plainfield Board of Education seeking compensatory damages. His complaint alleges a cause of action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for a violation of his Fourteenth Amendment rights...

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