Legal Opinion
Henderson v. Thomas
District Court, M.D. Alabama
Decided August 30, 2012No. Civil Action No. 2:11cv224-MHT (WO)PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
MYRON H. THOMPSON, District Judge.
The plaintiffs are eight HIV+ inmates who challenge the policy of the Alabama Department of Corrections of segregating HIV + inmates from the general prison population. The plaintiffs claim that the defendants (the ADOC Commissioner and four wardens) have discriminated against them on the basis of a disability (HIV-1- status) in violation of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq., and § 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. § 794. Jurisdiction is proper under 28 U.S.C. § 1331 (federal question).
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3Cited by9 opinions
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