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Associated Press - November 3, 2009 5:54 PM ET
DENVER (AP) - The Justice Department has filed a civil complaint alleging a Colorado Springs attorney violated the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court in Denver alleges Patric LeHouillier (le-HOO'-lee-er) wouldn't allow veterinarian Joan Murnane, her husband or her attorney into his office because Murnane was with her service dog.
The complaint says Murnane has a brain injury and uses an Australian shepherd dog to help with balance, vision and other tasks. It says Murnane was supposed to be deposed in LeHouillier's office in 2006, but LeHouillier allegedly wouldn't let the dog in because he feared it would soil his new carpet.
LeHouillier didn't immediately return a phone message seeking comment Tuesday.
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