The following excerpt is from Weathers v. Hagemeister-May, Case No. 1:13-cv-01932-AWI-MJS (PC) (E.D. Cal. 2014):
Nothing alleged by Plaintiff suggests suspect class discrimination. Even if she pleads disability, the disabled do not constitute a suspect class for equal protection purposes. Pierce v. County of Orange, 526 F.3d 1190, 1225 (9th Cir.2008), citing Lee v. City of Los Angeles, 250 F.3d 668, 687 (9th Cir. 2001). Plaintiff does not state a claim under protected class theory.
2. No Disparate Treatment Claim
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