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Brief • June 20, 2011
Heyer v. BOP, NC, Complaint - ASL Interpreters for Deaf Inmates, 2011 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA RALEIGH DIVISION __________________________________________ ) THOMAS HEYER ) and ROBERT BOYD, ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) ) UNITED STATES BUREAU OF PRISONS, ) ) THOMAS R. KANE, in his …
Texas Prison System Must Accommodate Hearing-Impaired Visitors by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On December 2, 2010, a Texas federal court entered summary judgment in favor of a visitor to a state prisoner who had sued the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) for failing to adequately accommodate his disability. …
Eighth Circuit Dismisses Appeal Where Parties Attempted to Manufacture Jurisdiction by The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has rejected an attempt by the parties in a suit against Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) to manufacture appellate jurisdiction for an interlocutory appeal from a district court’s grant of …
Brief • November 9, 2010
Minnis v Johnson VDOC, VA, Consent MTD - Settlement Agreement, deaf disabled prisoners, 2010 Case 1:10-cv-00096-TSE-TRJ Document 107 Filed 11/09/10 Page 1 of 32 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Alexandria Division GARY MINNIS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. GENE JOHNSON, et al., Defendants. ) …
Armstrong v. Schwarzenegger, CA, Findings of Fact, Failure to Accommodate Inmates with Disabilities, 2010 Case4:94-cv-02307-CW Document1700 Filed02/03/10 Page1 of 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 United States District Court For the Northern District of …
Armstrong v Schwarzenegger, CA, Plf Enforcement Order, deaf disabled prisoner ad seg, 2009 Case4:94-cv-02307-CW Document1661 Filed10/20/09 Page1 of 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 9 FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA United States District Court For the Northern District of California …
Article • October 15, 2009
Failure to Provide Services for Deaf Pre-Trial Detainee States ADA Claim by The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a grant of summary judgment against a former pre-trial detainee who alleged Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) violations for failing to provide him with services or accommodation for his deafness. The …
Minnesota Court Awards $146,546.19 for Failing to Provide Deaf Interpreter by On February 17, 2005 a Minnesota state court awarded a prisoner $7,500 in damages and fined the Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC) $1,000 for failing to provide an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter for a prisoner in the Sex …
ADA Routinely Violated by Prisons in the case of Deaf Prisoners by McCay Vernon, Ph.D. Over the last forty years, Congress has enacted numerous laws specifically designed to assure disabled individuals access to the programs, activities, services, public facilities and other resources available to the general population. This access was …
California Jury Awards Deaf Prisoner $5,000 for Failure to Provide Interpreter; $193,582 in Fees Awarded by Court by A state court jury has awarded $5,000 to a deaf prisoner against the County of Los Angeles for failing to provide him with a sign language interpreter while he was in jail. …
New Jersey Prison Officials Denied Summary Judgment In ADA Action by U.S. District Judge Jerome B. Simandle has denied summary judgment to New Jersey prison officials alleged to have violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Eddie Williams, a New Jersey prisoner, sued prison officials alleging that he was denied …
Article • August 15, 2008
No ADA Violation for Denying Deaf Arrestee Sign Language Interpreter by The deaf plaintiff complained that she was arrested without being provided an American Sign Language interpreter. (They did show her the Miranda warnings in writing.) An arrest is not a "program or service" under the Americans with Disabilities Act, …
Article • July 15, 2008
Deaf California Man Awarded $100,000 for False Arrest/Detention by A deaf California man who was detained for 22 hours because of his inability to understand and communicate with police officers was awarded $100,000. In January 1988, a deaf cabinetmaker, Mr. Jeno Koth, entered a Wells Fargo Bank to cash his …
A RE-BIRTH FOR CIVIL RIGHTS LITIGATION: USING THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT TO OVERCOME SECTION 1983 HURDLES AND HOLD GOVERNMENT AND POLICE ACCOUNTABLE by A RE-BIRTH FOR CIVIL RIGHTS LITIGATION: USING THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT TO OVERCOME SECTION 1983 HURDLES AND HOLD GOVERNMENT AND POLICE ACCOUNTABLE A Review of …
Arizona: Failure to Provide Hearing Aid States Claim Under ADA, RA by In this unpublished decision dated January 16, 2003, the Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One, held that a prisoner's assertion, that the Arizona Department of Corrections (ADOC) failed to timely provide him with hearing aids, stated a prima …
$54,000 Attorney Fees Awarded in Indiana Disability Discrimination Suit by An Indiana federal district court has awarded $54,000 in attorney fees and costs in a prisoner's disability discrimination lawsuit. The award came after a $5,000 summary judgment settlement between the parties. James Kennington was arrested and booked into Indiana's Marion …
Interpreters Provided For MD Deaf Prisoners in Consent Decree by A Maryland federal district court approved a consent decree that agrees to provide and compensate qualified sign language interpreters for deaf prisoners. The agreement provides Maryland deaf prisoners will be advised of their right to a qualified sign language interpreter …
Prison Programs Receive Federal Funds Under Civil Rights Restoration Act Definition by Prison Programs Receive Federal Funds Under Civil Rights Restoration Act Definition The U.S. District Court for the District of Arkansas held that Arizona Department of Corrections (ADOC) "programs or activities" received federal funds for 'purposes of a prisoner's …
Summary Judgment Of Rehabilitation Act Suit Precluded By Fact Issues by The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that genuine issues of material fact precluded summary judgment of a prisoner's suit under the Rehabilitation Act (RA) of 1973 against the Arizona Department of Corrections (ADOC). Nicki Aaron Bonner, a …
Armstrong v Schwarzenegger, CA, Injunction, deaf disabled prisoner ad seg, 2007
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