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Prisoner ADA Suit Wins at Trial
Loaded on March 15, 1996
by John Emry
published in Prison Legal News
March, 1996, page 1
by John Emry, Attorney at Law
Filed under:
Disabled Prisoners,
Civil Procedure,
Damages,
Jury Instructions,
New Trial Motions,
Americans with Disabilities Act,
Rehabilitation Act.
Location:
Indiana.
Below is a report of a trial and recent retrial [ Cleo Love v. Westville Correctional Center, USDC, Northern District, South Bend Division, Indiana; 3:94CV0371RM] which had interesting results:
Plaintiff, a quadriplegic confined to a wheelchair for several years, was committed to the custody ...
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- Prisoner ADA Suit Wins at Trial, by John Emry
- GCI Corruption Continues
- Lying Pathologist Imprisoned
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- Pro Se Tips and Tactics (Individual and Official Capacity Suits), by John Midgley
- Texas Medical Charge May Violate Due Process
- National Convocation May 18-22
- How Many Times Do We Pay?, by Jon Marc Taylor
- Qualified Immunity for ADA Suit
- Interlocutory Appeals Discussed
- Atlanta Jail Official Arrested
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- Case Updates
- Legal Materials Available
- Soledad Brother, by Reviewed by Schulte, Elizabeth
- Attorney Fees for Consent Decree Enforcement
- Texas Guard Gets Probation for Killing Prisoner
- Florida Chain Gangs
- Forced Labor for Arizona Death Row Prisoners
- Virginia Class Action Members Sought
- Exposure to Fumes Violates 8th Amendment
- Clippings Suit Set for Trial
- Fact Disputes Not Immediately Appealable
- Contempt Ruling Against LA Prisoncrats
- No Specific Intent Required for 8th Amendment Claim
- Seventh Circuit Discusses Sandin
- Transexuals Entitled to Treatment
- Private Prisons Get Qualified Immunity
- Law on Retaliation Clearly Established in 2nd Circuit
- Guard's Rectal Search States Claim
- Prison Officials Can't Moot Law Library Suit by Transfer
- Washington State Sues Over Aliens
- News in Brief
- US Supreme Court Grants Review in Forfeiture Cases
- Muslims Granted TRO
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