Legal Opinion
Heyer v. United States Bureau of Prisons
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 23, 2017No. 15-6826PublishedCited by 430 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TRAXLER, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Thomas Heyer has been deaf since birth. His native language is American Sign Language (“ASL”), and he communicates primarily though ASL. Heyer is presently confined as a sexually dangerous person, see Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, Pub. L. No. 109-248, 120 Stat. 587, at the federal correctional institution in Butner, North Carolina. Heyer brought this action against the United States Bureau of Prisons and other defendants (collectively, “BOP”), raising various claims related to BOP’s failure to provide ASL- interpreters for medical…
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