Cochran v. Pinchak.

• Position: CONDITIONS OF CONFINEMENT - Case regarding pisoners rights - Brief Article

U.S. Appeals Court

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ADA -- Americans with Disabilities Act

Cochran v. Pinchak, 401 F.3d 184 (3rd Cir. 2005). A blind inmate filed an action alleging that state prison officials violated his rights under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by temporarily denying him access to talking books, a talking watch, a useable lock, and his walking cane. The district court entered summary judgment in favor of the officials and the inmate appealed. The appeals court affirmed. The appeals court held that ADA did not validly abrogate a state's immunity from claims for monetary damages brought by...