T. 9-7-94







The Honorable J. Bennett Johnston
United States Senator
1510 One American Place
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70825

Dear Senator Johnston:

     I am writing in response to your letter on behalf of your
constituent,      XX        , who wrote to you about a letter
that he sent to the Civil Rights Division asking if the Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to State judicial
proceedings.

     On September 8, 1994, a member of my staff contacted
    XX        by telephone to discuss his letter. In that
conversation, we advised      XX      that title II of the Americans
with Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of
disability in all programs, services, and activities of public
entities. Therefore, title II does prohibit discrimination in
the operation of a State judicial system. In addition, we told
XX that if he believes that his rights under title II of
the ADA have been violated, he may file a complaint by writing to
the Coordination and Review Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S.
Department of Justice, P.O. Box 66118, Washington, D.C. 20035-
6118.

     I hope that this information will be helpful to you in
responding to your constituent.

                              Sincerely,




                           Deval L. Patrick
                      Assistant Attorney General
                        Civil Rights Division




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                         August 30, 1994



The Hon. J. Bennett Johnston                 re: ADA/Civil Rights
Senator, United States Congress                  Information/Inquiry
State of Louisiana
1510 One American Place
Baton Rouge, LA 70825

Dear Sen. Johnston:

     Enclosed, please find a copy of a letter dated July 16,
1994, and its attached enclosure, which I sent to the Office of
the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Civil Rights Division,
at the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C.

     I may not have had the right address for them or they may
just be very busy, but I've never received any reply from them
despite having mailed the letter over six weeks ago.

     The matter I was attempting to inquire of them about is very
important. Thus, if there's anyway your office can follow-up
with the ADA Dept. of Justice division or other appropriate
agency or person, to see if they got this mailing or if I need to
remail it to another address or if a reply has already been sent
me, etc., I would be most appreciative.

     Thanking you in advance for your courtesies, I remain,

                                   Sincerely yours,
                                   XX

                                   Baton Rouge, LA   XX
                                   XX
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