It's definitely new territory for the city of Cincinnati. Several weeks after the incident at Fifth and Elm streets downtown, Ms. McEachrin filed a complaint with the city, which licenses taxicab companies and drivers through the safety department. That department handed it off to the city's legal division.
“At least arguably, each of them raise legal issues that need to be resolved,” said James Johnson, the assistant city solicitor reviewing the complaint.
Mr. Taher, who has not responded to repeated requests for comment, did respond to the complaint, presenting to the city proof of the Islamic religious conviction that dogs are impure. According to his boss, Sunshine Taxi owner Jamaw Alwali, he also gave the city medical documentation that he is allergic to dogs.
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