Legal Opinion
John Armstrong v. Edmund Brown, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 4, 2013No. 12-16018, 12-17198PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
Since 1994, disabled state prisoners and parolees have been engaged in a seemingly never-ending struggle with California state officials over whether defendants must provide disability accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and the Rehabilitation Act. These accommodations include basic necessities of life for disabled prisoners and parolees, such as wheelchairs, sign language interpreters, accessible beds and toilets, and tapping canes for the blind. Notwithstanding a series of careful district court orders dating back to 1996 and an…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. San Diego Baykeeper, Inc. Kenneth J. Moser v. Southwest Marine IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
- Armstrong v. SchwarzeneggerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2010
- Harold J. Romain v. Admiral Harold Shear, Administrator of the Department of Transportation, Maritime AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Tamas v. Department of Social & Health ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2010
- Bacon v. City of RichmondCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2007
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Hernandez v. County of MontereyDistrict Court, N.D. California · 2014
- John Armstrong v. Edmund Brown, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2014
- (PC) Coleman v. NewsomDistrict Court, E.D. California · 2020
- (PC) Gleason v. CDCRDistrict Court, E.D. California · 2022
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