Gibson v. Puckett

DECISION AND ORDER

ADELMAN, District Judge.

In this habeas corpus action, petitioner Gibson, a Wisconsin state prisoner, seeks an order that would prohibit the Wisconsin Department of Corrections from transferring him to an out-of-state privately owned correctional facility. A program review committee recommended Gibson for transfer pursuant to Wis. Stat. Ann. § 301.21(2m)(a) (West 1999). Gibson unsuccessfully appealed this decision through prison administrative procedures, contending that he suffers from a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 —…