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ADA/RA Apply to FL Prison Gain Time Issues; Suit Settled by ADA/RA Apply To FL Prison Gain Time Issues; Suit Settled A federal district court in Florida held that the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), 42 U.S.C § 12101 et seq., and Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (RA), 29 …
ADA Applies to State Prisons by A federal district court in California held that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. § 12131-34 and the Rehabilitation Act (RA), 29 U.S.C. § 794, apply to state prisons and the California Department of Corrections (CDC) must comply with their respective provisions. …
Jury Trial May Require Plaintiffs' Presence by The court of appeals for the fifth circuit held that a district court erred in not allowing two pro se prisoner litigants to be present when their case went to a jury trial. The court also found error in the manner in which …
No Service on US Required for Bivens Claim in Work Injury Suit by The court of appeals for the ninth circuit held that plaintiffs suing federal officials solely in their individual capacities do not need to serve the complaint on the United States. John Vaccaro is a federal prisoner with …
Article • April 15, 1994 • from PLN April, 1994
Ad Seg as Punishment Unlawful by Ad Seg As Punishment Unlawful Greg Stevens is an HIV+ Arkansas state prisoner, he is also missing a finger. Due to his medical condition he received a medical limitations slip which prohibited him from working in the prison fields. He reported to work in …
Article • October 15, 1990 • from PLN October, 1990
Prisoners Can't Be Punished for Refusing to Perform Unconstitutional Assignment by Prisoners Can't Be Punished For Refusing To Perform Unconstitutional Assignment In a recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fruit V. Norris, 905 F2nd 1148 (8th Cir. 1990), the court held that "prison inmates are protected from punishment …
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