Legal Opinion
Dunn v. Dunn
District Court, M.D. Alabama
Decided September 9, 2016No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:14cv601-MHTPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHASE 1 FINAL SETTLEMENT APPROVAL OPINION AND ORDER
Myron H. Thompson, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
I. INTRODUCTION
The individual plaintiffs in Phase 1 of this lawsuit are 17 prisoners with disabilities in the custody of the defendants, the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC or the Department) and Commissioner Jefferson Dunn. The Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP), Alabama’s protection and advocacy organization for people with disabilities, is also a plaintiff.
Plaintiffs alleged that the Department has violated Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), codified at 42…
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