Legal Opinion
Clemons v. Dart
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided March 9, 2016No. 13 C 02356PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
John J. Tharp, Jr., United States District Judge
Plaintiff Thomas Clemons, a double amputee confined to a wheelchair, filed this suit alleging that defendants Cook County and the Cook County Sheriff, Thomas Dart,1 violated both the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), 42 U.S.C. § 12132, and the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. § 794(a), when he was housed in two separate jail cells that did not comply with ADA and Rehabilitation Act structural requirements. The County is sued only on an indemnification theory and the Sheriff in his official capacity only, so this…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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- Pennsylvania Department of Corrections v. YeskeySupreme Court of the United States · 1998
- Alexander v. ChoateSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Grieveson v. AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
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3Cited by34 opinions
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