Legal Opinion
Wright v. New York State Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 29, 2016No. Docket No. 15-3168-cvPublishedCited by 357 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTER and HALL, Circuit Judges:
Appellant Nathaniel Wright, a mobility-impaired inmate who suffers from cerebral palsy and scoliosis, brought suit against the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision and certain of its officers (collectively, “DOCCS”) under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (“RA”) seeking declaratory and injunctive relief allowing him to use his motorized wheelchair within DOCCS facilities. Wright makes three arguments: (1) DOCCS’s mobility assistance program is not a reasonable…
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