John Reinhart v. City of Birmingham, MI

Type

Opinion

Author

Kevin Gafford Ritz

Filed

Aug. 22, 2025

Case

John Reinhart v. City of Birmingham, MI

Case status

Decided

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NOT RECOMMENDED FOR PUBLICATION File Name: 25a0408n.06 Case No. 24-1954 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT FILED Aug 22, 2025 JOHN REINHART, ) KELLY L. STEPHENS, Clerk ) Plaintiff - Appellant, ) ) ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED v. ) STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE ) EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, MICHIGAN, ) Defendant - Appellee. ) OPINION ) Before: COLE, READLER, and RITZ, Circuit Judges. RITZ, J., delivered the opinion of the court in which COLE and READLER, JJ., concurred. READLER, J. (pp. 9–21), delivered a separate concurring opinion. RITZ, Circuit Judge. John Reinhart claims he is disabled in ways that substantially limit his ability to walk. To ameliorate his condition, he regularly drove to downtown Birmingham, Michigan, to take Pilates exercise classes. He relied on street parking close to the Pilates studio. In 2022, the City of Birmingham eliminated a significant number of those street-parking spaces and replaced them with green space and open seating areas. Reinhart sued the city, alleging a violation of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq., and arguing the city failed to keep public facilities rea…

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