Miller v. King.

• Position: CONDITIONS OF CONFINEMENT - Brief Article

U.S. Appeals Court

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Miller v. King, 384 F.3d 1248 (11th Cir. 2004). A paraplegic state prisoner brought a [section] 1983 action alleging Eighth Amendment and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) violations. The district court granted summary judgment for the defendants on most of the claims, and following a jury trial entered judgment for a disciplinary hearing officer on the remaining claims. The prisoner appealed. The appeals court affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded. The appeals court held that fact issues, as to whether the prisoner was afforded basic levels of humane care and hygiene, precluded summary judgment on the prisoner's [section] 1983 claims for monetary damages and injunctive relief under the Eighth Amendment. According to the court, the prisoner was "disabled" within the meaning of ADA and had standing to seek injunctive relief against a prison warden. The prisoner was due to remain in isolation for over...