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( x undertheADAandRehabilitationActfocusingonprisonersandparoleeswithmobilityandotherimpairments.Mostissueswereresolvedbysettlementagreement,butinadisputeoverremainingissues,thecourtappliedthe"reasonableness"standardestablishedbytheSupremeCourtinTurner    v._Saffley_,overrulingthedistrictcourtdecisionthatprisonofficialshadtoshowthat_accomodating_ H   inmates'disabilitieswouldbeundulyburdensome.Rather,theinmatesmustestablishthatthechallengedpracticesarenotreasonablyrelatedtoalegitimate_penological_Ԁinterest.Beckerv._Armenakis_,208F.3d220,2000WL184993(9thCir.)(Unpublished).Thecourt h  affirmedsummaryjudgmentinfavorofprisonofficialsonclaimsbroughtbyaninmateundertheADAandEighthAmendmentfordenyinghimafunctionalprosthesis.CourtstatedthattakingprosthesisforsecuritypurposeswhileplaintiffwasinsegregationdidnotviolatetheADAbecauseitwasnotdonewithdiscriminatoryintent._Beckford_Ԁv.Irvin,49_F.Supp_.2d170,(W.D.N.Y.1999).Thecourtawardedcompensatory h damagesof$125Kandpunitivedamages_totalling_Ԁ$25Ktoaprisonerwhosewheelchairwastakenfromhim,andwhowasplacedinsegregationanddeniedshowersandrecreationforapproximatelyonemonth.Inasubsequentopinion,60_F.Supp_.2d85,thecourtalsoordereddefendantstopayabout$50Kinattorneys'fees._Beckford_Ԁv._Portuendo_,234F.3d128(2dCir.2000).Wheelchairboundinmatedidnotfailto  stateclaimundertheEighthAmendmentandADAbyallegingthatprisonstaffdeprivedhimofwaterformorethanaweekandoutdoorrecreationforsixmonths._Berthelot_Ԁv._Stadler_,2000WL15682224(_E.D.La_).Whileincarcerated,plaintiffhadhisleg 8 amputatedandallegedthatjailfailedtoprovidehimwithprosthesis.CourtheldthatneithertheADAorRehabilitationActcansupportanactionagainstprisonstaffintheirindividualcapacities,butheldthatthesuitcouldgoforwardagainstthemintheirofficialcapacities.Bradleyv._Puckett_,157F.3d1022(5thCir.1998).Disabledinmatewhoworelegbraceandwas  $ unabletoshowerwithoutshowerchairwasplacedin_lockdown_Ԁcellfordisciplinaryreasons.There,hewasunabletoshowerorbathehimselfexceptusingtoiletwater.Asaresult,hedevelopedafungalinfectionandblisters.ThecourtheldthatinmatestatedaclaimundertheEighthAmendment,rejectingtheargumentthatprisonofficialstooktimelyactiontoaccommodatehisdisabilityaftertheybecameawareoftheinfection.Bradyv.Griffith,1998WL814630(_S.D.N.Y._).Prisonerallegedthatprisonhospital H&!+ administrator'sdecisiontodenyherawheelchairtotransporthertoinfirmarypreventedherfromreceivingtreatmentforherdiabetes,arthritis,andulcerativecolitis.Courtdenieddefendant'smotionforsummaryjudgmentonEighthAmendmentclaimbecauseevidencesuggestedshewasawareofplaintiff'sdifficultyambulating,hadcountermandedorthopedist'sorderforwheelchair,andwasawarethatplaintiffhadmissedmedicationbecausetriptoinfirmarywastoodifficultwithoutawheelchair._Candelaria_Ԁv._Coughlin_,1994WL119146(_S.D.N.Y._ԀApril4,1994).Thecourtstatedindicta ,'3 thatparaplegicinmatehadapotentiallylegitimateclaimundertheADAwhereprisonofficialsreplacedhiswheelchairwithonethatwasinadequateandunsafe. .h)5 _ԇCaseyv.Lewis,834F.Supp1569(D.Az.1993).Thecourtruledthatthefailureto  provideaccessiblebathrooms,showers,andcellstomobilityimpairedinmatesviolatedtheEighthAmendment.ItheldthatplaintiffshadnotestablishedviolationsoftheRehabilitationActbecausetheyhadfailedtoidentifyparticularprogramsfromwhichanyofthemobilityimpairedinmateswereexcludedbecauseoftheirdisabilities.Crowderv.True,1993WL532455(N.D.Ill.1993),aff'dothergrounds,74F.3d812(7thCir. `  1995).PlaintiffwasaparaplegicwhoallegedthathisrightsundertheADAwereviolatedwhenhewasdeprivedofhiswheelchairinasegregationunit.ThecourtruledthattheADAdoesnotapplytofederalagenciessuchastheFederalBureauofPrisons.Further,plaintiff'sclaimsundertheRehabilitationActweredismissedforfailuretoexhaustadministrativeremedies.ThecourtalsoheldthatallegationthatjailersdeniedtheinmateawheelchairbecauseitdidnotfitthroughthecelldoorswasnotsufficienttoraiseinferenceofdeliberateindifferencetomedicalneedsthatisnecessarytoviolatetheEighthAmendment.Cummingsv.Roberts,628F.2d1065(8thCir.1980).Inmatewasbedriddenduetoabackinjury. h  Hisallegationsthatdefendantsrefusedtogivehimhelpheneededtocleanhispersonandalsorefusedtogivehimawheelchairforthreedays,thusforcinghimtocrawlonthefloor,weresufficienttostateaclaimofcruelandunusualpunishmentinviolationoftheEighthAmendment.Donaldv.Wilson,847F.2d1191(6thCir.1988).UponarrivalatJail,prisonerwhoseleghad P beenamputatedbelowthekneehadhisprosthesistakenfromhimasasecuritymeasureinconformitywithjailpolicy;hewasissuedcrutchesinstead.Courtruledthatbecauseadoctortestifiedthatprosthesiswasnotmedicallynecessaryinthejailbecauseprisonerscan'tmovearoundverymuch,andbecauseplaintiffhadusedtheprosthesisinthepasttosmugglecontrabandandasaweapon,takingtheprosthesiswasreasonableandthusdidnotviolatetheEighthAmendment.Evansv.Dugger,908F.2d801(11thCir.1990).Thecourtaffirmedjuryverdictagainst  paraplegicinmatewhoallegedthatinaccordancewithpoliciesinforceatmaximumsecurityinstitution,prisonauthoritiesconfiscatedhisbraces,crutches,orthopedicshoesandotherpersonalitems.Tosatisfyhisneedformobility,theofficialsissuedtheinmateawheelchair.Hewashousedinanotherwiseemptyeight-personmedicalwardinprisonclinicwhichwassparselyequippedforaprisonerinhisphysicalcondition.Boththetoiletareaandtheshowerspacelackedadequatesupportrailsandsafetybars.Narrowopeningsandsmallstepsimpededhisaccesstotheshower.Neitheroutdoorrecreation,agymnasiumnorphysicaltherapywasaccessibletohim.Asaresultofthesedeprivations,inmatelosthisabilitytowalkwithbracesandcrutchesandrequirestheconstantuseofawheelchair.Fennellv.Simmons,951F.Supp.706(N.D.Ohio1997),1998WL552830(6thCir.(Ohio). (#x' PlaintiffwithparaplegiawasconfinedtoawheelchairandallegedthatconditionsinthecountyjailviolatedtheADA.Noqualifiedimmunityavailablewheredefendantsaresuedintheirofficialcapacities.Fordv.Frame,1994U.S.Dist.LEXIS9086(E.D.Pa.1994).Plaintiffchallengedon '`", constitutionalgroundsajailpolicythatrestrictedinmateswhousewheelchairstoeithertheinfirmaryormaximumsecurity.Theplaintiffwasthereforedeniedaccesstosuchthingsasthecanteen,visitation,exercise,lawlibrary,religiousservices,andvisitationmadeavailabletootherinmateswhowerenotasecurityrisk.Thecourtupheldthejail'spolicyongroundsthatawheelchaircouldbeusedasaweaponandtheinmatemightbetrappedinanemergency.However,thecourtsaiditcouldseenoreasonwhytheinmate'sdesiretoattendreligiousservices +'2 couldnotbeaccommodated.Frostv.Agnos,152F.3d1124(9thCir.1998).Sheriff'sfailuretoprovidehandicapaccessible @ showeraccommodationstoapre-trialdetaineeinafulllegcastoncrutchespresentedatriableissueoffactregardingplaintiff'sclaimundersection1983.Garciav.Marshall,5F.3d536,1993WL321613(9thCir.)(Unpublished).Withoutdescribing `  thefacts,courtconcludesthattherestrictionofinmate'suseofwheelchairandkneebraceforsecurityreasonsdoesnotconstitutedeliberateindifferencetoseriousmedicalneedinviolationoftheEighthAmendment.Gormanv.Bartch,152F.3d907(8thCir.1998).Arresteewhousedwheelchairbroughtaction H   fordamagesunderRehabilitationActandADAforinjuriesreceivedwhenbeingtransportedinpolicevanthatwasnotequippedwithwheelchairrestraints.Thecourtheldthatarrestee'sallegationsfellwithinframeworkofbothADAprovisionsregardingpublicservicesandtheRehabilitationAct.Gleishv.Hardiman,1993U.S.Dist.Lexis3809(N.D.Ill.1993).Inmatewithkneeinjurywas H  unabletowalkwithoutbracinghimselfagainstwallorfurniture.Thecourtdeniedmotionforsummaryjudgmentofprisonguardwhoallegedlyrepeatedlyorderedthattheprisoner'scaneandcrutchesbetakenaway,thusdenyinghimprescribedmedicaltreatment.Grantv.Schuman,151F.3d1032,1998WL516784(7thCir.)(unpublished).DismissingADA 0 claimofmobilityimpairedinmateongroundsthathehadnotsuedthestateorthedepartmentofcorrection,eventhoughhehadsuedprisonofficialsintheirofficialcapacity.Hallettv.NewYorkStateDeptofCorrectionalServices,109F.Supp.190(S.D.N.Y.2000). P PlaintiffstatedclaimunderADAbasedonallegationthathewasdeniedaccesstospecialshockincarcerationprogrambecausehewasHIV+amputee.Courtalsoheldthatallegationsthatprisonofficialsfailedtoprovidehimwithadequatewheelchairforfivemonths,despitereceivingnotificationthatinmatewasinpainandinmate'sgrievancesconcerningconfiscationofhispersonalwheelchair,alongwithallegationsthatinmatesufferedseverebackpainandcuttohisheadasaresultofsuchfailure,supported1983claimsagainstofficialsforfailuretoprovideadequatemedicalcareinviolationofEighthAmendment.Allegationsthatsuperintendentdirectlyrefusedtoallowinmate'spersonal,customizedwheelchairtoberepairedandordereditsconfiscationweresufficienttosatisfyrequirement,under1983,thatinmateshowpersonalinvolvementofsuperintendentanddirectorinallegedunconstitutionaldenialofadequatemedicalcare.HallettwasapparentlytoldbyGreenHavenofficialsthatthemetalrimsandspokesofhispersonalwheelchairposedasecurityrisk.Inresponsetothecorrectionalfacility'sconcerns,onMarch16,1998,HallettrequestedthatGreenHavennurseauthorizethepurchaseofplasticpartsthatwouldconformtosecuritystandards.SherefusedtoauthorizethereplacementpartsbutdidnotconfiscateHallett'swheelchair.Def.ArtuzthenconfiscatedHallett'swheelchair,providinghiminsteadwitha"standard-issue"DOCSwheelchairthathadneitherafixedframenormovablefootandarmrests.Harrelsonv.CityofMillbrook,859F.Supp.1465(M.D.Ala.1994).Paraplegicinmatebrought '(#- actionagainstjailfordeprivinghimofhiswheelchairandnotprovidingahandicapaccessiblebathroom.ThecourtheldthatplaintiffstatedaclaimunderTitleIIoftheADA,butthatpunitivedamagesarenotavailableundertheADA.Hicksv.Frey,992F.2d1450(6thCir.1993).Upholdingdamageawardtoinmatewhowas +'2 completelydependentuponawheelchairforanymobility.Yethewasplacedinacelltoosmalltoaccommodatehiswheelchair,andthusforaboutthreemonthswasconfinedtoabunkwithnoopportunitytomoveaboutorexercisehisinjuredlimbs.Further,hehadproblemscontrollingurinationandbowelmovements,yethadnoaccesstoashowerwhileintheisolationcell.Hughesv.JolietCorrectionalCenter,931F.2d425,428(7thCir.1991).Courtreversedthe  dismissalofaprisoner'scomplaintwhereheallegedthatprisonofficialshaddeniedhimaccesstohiscrutchesandlegbraceforcinghimtowalkwithouttheminordertogettothetoilet.Johnsonv.HardinCounty,Ky.,908F.2d1280,1283-84(6thCir.1990)(EighthAmendment    claimbasedinpartonjailers'refusaltoprovideinmatecrutchesprescribedbydoctor;jailersinsteadtoldplaintifftostayoffhisfeetasmuchaspossible)Jonesv.St.TamanyParishJail,(1999WL219769(E.D.La.)).(Denyingsummaryjudgmentto (  Sheriffwhodeniedprisonerawheelchair.Factualissuesindisputeincluded(1)whetherthewheelchairwasdeniedduetoamedicaldecisionortheSheriff'sfailuretomaintainanadequatesupplytoaccommodatedisableddetainees;and(2)whetherprovisionofawheelchairrequiresamedicalprescription.Journeyv.Vitek,685F.2d239,242(8thCir.1982).ApplyingtheRehabilitationAct,theCourt  ofAppealsaffirmedthefindingsoftheDistrictCourtthataparaplegicprisonerconfinedtowheelchairhadnotbeenexcludedfromparticipationineducational,rehabilitative,recreationalandemploymentprogramsbecause"prisonpersonnelhaveafforded(Journey)accesstotheactivitiesinwhichhehadinterest,nearlyasoftenashewantedtoparticipate."Kaufmanv.Carter,952F.Supp.520,(W.D.Mich.1996).Plaintiffwasabilateralamputeewho 8 usedawheelchairand,onoccasion,walkedwiththeaidofprostheses.HeallegedviolationsoftheADAandRehabilitationActbasedoninaccessibleshowers,toilets,andothernecessitiesintheKalamazooCountyJail.Specifically,theshowerwastoonarrowtoaccommodatehiswheelchair.Also,becauseitlackedhandrailsandnon-slipflooringmaterials,hefacedgreatdifficultyintransferringhimselffromhiswheelchairtotheshowerbench.Heclaimsthatthisarrangementcausedhimtofallatonepointwhileattemptingtousetheshower.Asaresult,hewastakenbyambulancetoalocalemergencyroomanddiagnosedashavingpulledabackmuscle.πPlaintifffurtherclaimshewasunabletomaintainproperhygieneduetohisdifficultieswiththeshower,andwasharassedbycellmatesduetohisodor.PlaintiffalsoassertsthatthetoiletinSickBayNo.3wasinaccessibletohimbecauseitlackedbothhandrailsandaseat,andwassetintoanarrowstallintowhichhecouldnotmaneuverhiswheelchair.Heclaimsthatonoccasionheeitherfelltothefloorwhileattemptingtotransferbetweenhiswheelchairandthetoilet,orfelldirectlyintothetoiletwater,whichrequiredhiscellmatestopullhimoutofthebowl.Theseevents,heasserts,lefthimbruisedandhumiliated.Heclaimsthatthecell'sdrinkingfountainandsinkwereinaccessibletohim,andthattheirdesignoncecausedhimtofallwhileattemptingtogetadrinkofwater.Healsoclaimsthathecouldnotreachthetelephonewithoutassistancefromfellowinmates.Plaintiffallegesthatheinformeddefendantnursesofeachoftheseinadequacies,tonoavail.  ThecourtdiscussedtheapplicabilityoftheADAandRehabilitationActingreatdetail,rejectingthedefendants,contentionthatthestatutesarenotapplicabletoprisonsandjails,Basedontheplainlanguageofthestatutes,theDepartmentofJusticeregulations,andprecedentialcaselaw,thecourtalsorejectedthedefendants'claimthattheywereentitledtoqualifiedimmunitybecausethelawwasnotclearlyestablished.LaFautv.Smith,834F.2d389,392-94(4thCir.1987)(knowingfailuretoprovideadequatetoilet +'2 facilitiestoprisonerwhousedawheelchairviolatedEighthAmendment).Lawsonv.DallasCounty,112F.Supp.2d616(N.D.Tex.2000).Jailinmatewhohadparaplegia @ developeddecubitusulcersbecausejail'spoliciesandpracticespreventedhimfromreceivingadequatecareinviolationofhisrighttobefreeofcruelandunusualpunishmentundertheEighthAmendment.AlthoughnursewarnedSheriff'sDepartmentthatplaintiffneededtobeinahospitalsetting,herwarningsweredisregarded.Hewasgiveninadequatebedding,medicationsweredenied,hereceivednoassistanceincleaninghimself,didnotseeadoctorforweeks,andnursingstafffailedtochangedressing.Asaresultofallthis,theinmateultimatelyrequiredmultiplesurgerieswithlittlepotentialforfullrehabilitation.Laynev.Superintendent,MassachusettsCorrectionalInstitution,CedarJunction,406Mass.156, H   159(1989).Prisonerwhousedwheelchairentitledtoaccesstolawlibraryunderstateconstitutionalprovisionprotectingpersonswithdisabilities.Lovev.WestvilleCorrectionalCenter,103F.3d558(7thCir.1996).Thecourtaffirmedajury h  awardofapproximately$30,000toaquadriplegicprisonerwhowasdeniedaccesstoprogramsandservicesintheIndianaStatePrison.LovewashousedinWestville'sinfirmaryunit.Thismeant,amongotherthings,thathewasunabletousetheprison'srecreationalfacilities,itsdininghall,thevisitationfacilitiesthatwereopentothegeneralinmatepopulation,andthathewasunabletoparticipateinsubstanceabuse,education,church,work,ortransitionprogramsavailabletomembersofthegeneralinmatepopulation.Inaddition,hisaccesstothelawlibrary,theregularlibrary,andthecommissarywaslimited.Courtgaveseveralotherexamplesofdiscrimination,SundaychurchserviceswerenotavailableinLove'sunit,A2-South,butsuchserviceswereofferedinthemainquartersoftheprison.LovewasdeniedaccesstoagroupsubstanceabuseprogrambecausenonewasavailableforA2-South,eventhoughtheprogramwasavailableinthemainquarters,Love'scounselorhadrecommendedheattendit,andhehadaskedtoparticipate.Collegeclasseswerealsoonlyavailableinthemainquarters,notinA2-South.πLoveoffersahostofotherexamples,butthesesufficetoshowthathewasdeniedaccesstoavarietyofprogramsavailableatWestville.Maclinv.Freake,650F.2d885(7thCir.1981).Paraplegicinmatewhoreceivednophysical 8 therapyforan11monthperiodstatedaclaimundertheEighthAmendment.Martinezv.CaliforniaDepartmentofCorrection,1997WL207946(9thCir.(Cal.))(unpublished @" disposition).Quadraplegicprisonerwasrestrictedbyprisonauthoritiestothehospitalareaoftheprison.HesuedundertheADAseekingaccesstotheprison'sgeneralyard,classroomeducation,andvocationaltrainingprogramsonthesametermsasothersimilarlyclassifiedinmates.Thecourtaffirmedthedistrictcourtdecisiongrantingsummaryjudgmenttotheprisonofficials.CitingTurnerv.Safley,482U.S.78,89(1987),thecourtheldthattherestrictionswere (#x' reasonablyrelatedtolegitimatepenologicalinterestsinsecurityinthattheplaintiffconcededthathecouldnotdefendhimselffromattackbyotherinmates.JudgeWigginsdissentedstatingthatitisnotrationaltopreventmisconductbypunishingthepotentialvictimratherthanthosewhomisbehave.Millsv.Lee,2000WL972841(10thCir.July14,2000).Disabledfatherofprisonerwasdenied '(#- useofhiswheelchairandnotprovidedprisonwheelchairwhenhevisitedhissoninfederalprison.Courtheldthiswasatbestatortcase.SovereignimmunityprotectedFederalGovtfromdamagesunderRehab.Act.Millerv.Tanner,196F.3d1190(11thCir.1999).Prisonerallegedthatprisonstaffwere +'2 indifferenttohismedicalneedsasaparaplegicwithaneurogenicbladder.Insteadoftreatinghim,theyhousedhiminanunaccommodatedunit,lefthimontheconcretefloorofhiscell,allowedhimtobecomecoveredinfecesandurine,deniedhimtheuseofawheelchairorlegbraces,anddeniedhimphysicaltherapy.CourtofAppealsreverseddistrictcourt'sdismissal,holdingthatprisonerhadcompliedwiththePrisonLitigationReformActrequirementthatheexhaustadministrativeremedies.Moorev.Farrier,984F.2d269(8thCir.1993).Prisonneednotprovidewheelchairbound ( x inmatessamecableTVaccessasotherinmates.Moorev.PrisonMentalHealthService,24F.Supp.2d1164(D.Kans.1998).Thecourt    dismissedthecomplaintofprisonerwhowasunabletoparticipateinprogramsorenjoyotherbenefitsbecauseprisonhadprovidedhimwithapoorqualitywheelchair.Further,factthatprisonerwasissuedolderwheelchairswhichlaterbroke,causinghimtofallorcuthimself,didnotviolateEighthAmendment,ADA,orRehabilitationAct.Courtreasonedthatthiswasaclaimthatconcerninginadequatemedicalcare,whichisnotcoveredbytheADA.Thedecisionwasaffirmedbythe10thCircuit,whichheldthatADAaffordsdisabledpersonslegalrightsregardingaccesstoprogramsandactivitiesenjoyedbyall,notageneralfederalcauseofactionforchallengingthemedicaltreatmentoftheirunderlyingdisabilities,201F.3d448,1999WL1079848(10thCir.(Kan.)))(unpublished).Nelsonv.Norris,2001WL21250(8thCir.).Prisoner,aparaplegicconfinedtoawheelchair, h claimeddefendantsallprisonofficialsviolatedhisrightsby(1)confiscatinghisshowerwheelchair;(2)failingtodevelopandimplementanexerciseprogramwithproperequipmentforhisneeds;and(3)maintainingafacilitythatwasnotcompliantwithADAregulationsbecauseitlackedshowersafetydevices,anditsdiningandgamingtables,chapel,andrecreationyardhadaccessibilityproblems.CourtheldthatprisonerfailedtostateaclaimundertheEighthAmendmentbecauseinmatefailedtoshowthatdefendantsdeniedhimminimallifenecessities,orthattheyweredeliberatelyindifferenttohishealthorsafety.Thecourtalsorefusedtopermittheprisonertoamendcomplainttoaddinstitutionaldefendantsbecauseofthe11thAmendment.Newmanv.Alabama,349F.Supp.278(M.D.Ala.1972),aff'd503F.2d1320(5thCir.1974). 8 Unreasonabletodelayoneyearinprovidinginmateswithprostheticdevices.Nolandv.Wheatley,835F.Supp476(N.D.Ind.1993).Inmateconfinedtowheelchairwhoused @" bothcolostomyandurostomybag,allegedthathewasdeniedaccesstosufficientwatertocleanhimselfandwasdeniedcarenecessarytopreventpressuresoresfromforming.ThecourtdismissedRehabilitationActclaimforfailuretoallegethatthejailreceivedfederalfunds.However,itheldthatplaintiffhadstatedaclaimundertheADA,rejectingtheargumentthathewasrequiredtoexhaustadministrativeremedies.Owenv.ChesterCounty,2000U.S.Dist.LEXIS710(D.Pa.).Justpriortohisincarceration, $ ) plaintiffhadsurgeryrequiringangioplasty.Prisonstaffdeniedhimcrutcheswithinthecellblockfor"securityreasons,"althoughprisonersonotherblockswereallowedcrutches.Asaresult,hesufferedseverepain,andalsowasunabletousethephone,thelibrary,thediningarea,ortoparticipateinotheractivities.Hisconditionultimatelydeterioratedandhislegeventuallyhadtobeamputated.ThecourtdismissedtheclaimundertheEighthAmendmentongroundsthattherewasnoallegationthatthecrutcheshadbeenprescribedbyadoctororthattheywereessentialtohistreatment.Althoughcondoningthejail'sstoringthecrutchesforsecurityreasons,thecourtallowedtheADAclaimtogoforwardbecausetherewasafactualdisputeastowhetherthejailgavetheprisonerhiscrutchesbackwhenheneededtoleavethecellblock.Thecourtstatedthat +'2 itwouldbe"unreasonable"tomakethejailaccommodatealloftheprisoner'srequestforhiscrutches,buthisrequestscouldnotbedeniedbyofficerssimplysaying"toughluck."Parkinsonv.Goord,116F.Supp.2d(W.D.NY2000)Inmatewhowasmissingalegclaimed X prisonofficialshadfailedtoprovidehimwithaprosthesisanddeniedhimaccessibletoiletandshower,andthathefellseveraltimesasaresultofhavingtomovearoundthefacilitywithcrutches.Thecourtdismissedplaintiff'sEighthAmendmentclaimbecausehehadnotexhaustedprisonremediesasrequiredbythePLRA,butwentontosaythattherewasnoEighthAmendmentviolationanywaybecausedefendantshadtransportedhimonseveraloccasionstobefittedforaprosthesisandeventuallyprovidedhimwithone.Thecourtstatedthattheprisonerhadelectednottoaccepthousingintheinfirmarywherehewouldnothavehadtotraveldistancesorupanddownstairs.Finally,itdismissedtheADAclaimongroundsthatindividualsarenotliableundertheADAineithertheirofficialorindividualcapacity;onlythestateentityisaproperdefendant.Parrishv.Johnson,800F.2d600,605(6thCir.1986)(prisonguardrepeatedlyassaulted h  paraplegicinmateswithaknife,forcedthemtositintheirownfecesforhours,deniedthemmedicalcare,andtauntedthemwithremarkslike"youcrippledbastardyoushouldbedead").Purcellv.Horn1998WL10236(E.D.Pa.).Inmatewithjointdiseasewasdeniedaplasticchair  foruseinhiscellandshower.Courtruledthatsincehecouldnotsupplyhisownchairorinstallgrabbarsinhiscellorprovidehisownbenchintheshower,thendefendantsshouldhave"accommodated"hisconditionbyallowinghimtoremaininahandicapped-accessiblecellorhaveachairinhiscellandtheshowerroom.Otherwise,theregulationsrequiring"reasonableaccommodationsinpolicies,"28C.F.R.35.130,wouldhavenoeffectatall,Raineyv.CountyofDelaware,2000WL1056456(E.D.Pa.)Inmatestatedclaimthathewas P discriminatedagainstinviolationoftheADAbecauseasanincompleteparaplegic,hewasabletowalkslowlyandonlywiththeaidoflegbraces.Asaresult,hewasdeniedfoodandmedicaltreatmentbecausethedefendantsallowedhimonlyalimitedamountoftime--sometimestoolimited--totraveltothediningroomandthedispensary.Rosalesv.Coughlin,10F.Supp.2d261(W.D.N.Y.1998).Prisonerwhohadbackandleg   problemsallegedthatcorrectionsofficerrepeatedlyseizedacanethathadbeenprescribedbyprisondoctorandthatotherofficersrefusedtodoanythingaboutit.Whileattemptingtowalktotheshowerwithouthiscane,hecollapsedandsufferedaconcussionandseverebackpain.Courtdeniedsummaryjudgmenttothedefendantofficersongroundsthatsuchconductdeprivesaprisonerofhisconstitutionalrighttomedicalcare.Inasubsequentopinion,50F.Supp.2d185(W.D.N.Y.1999),defendantspresentedanaffidavitfromadoctorstatingthattheinmatedidnothaveamedicalneedtouseacane.Thecourtruledthatalthoughjurymightfindthedoctor'sopiniontobepersuasive,itcouldjustaswellconcludefromtheevidencethattheinmatewasinseriouspain,thatitwasapparenttotheofficersthatheneededthecane,andthattheyexacerbatedhispainbyseizingthecane.Schmidtv.Odell,64F.Supp.2d1014(D.Kans.1999).Formercountyjailinmate,adouble '`", amputeewithoutbothlegsfromapointbelowhisknees,broughtcivilrightsactionagainstjailofficials,assertingclaimsundertheEighthAmendment,theAmericanswithDisabilitiesAct,andtheRehabilitationAct.Heallegedthatduringhisincarcerationthedefendantsdeprivedhimofawheelchairorotheraccommodationandforcedhimtocrawlandpullhimselfaboutthejailonthefloor.Jaildidallowhimtousetheprosthesesthathehaduponarrival,butthesebecamedamagedandunusable.Medicalpersonnelrecommendedawheelchairwhichwasdeniedbecause +'2 jailersclaimedtheentrancesandexitstothecellsaretoonarrow,thechaircouldbeusedtoblockthecellblock,theotherinmateswouldplaywiththewheelchair,thewheelchaircouldbeusedtohidecontraband,andthewheelchaircouldbedisassembledandmadeintoaweapon.Hewasgivenkneepadsinstead.Thiscausedlegstoswellmakingitdifficulttofitnewprostheses.Thecourtpointedoutthattherearenowrittensecuritystandardsfromanygovernmentagencyorassociationofanykindconcerningthesafetyrisksofwheelchairsinajail.Thejailhasneverhadanywrittenguidelinesondealingwithaprisonerinawheelchair.becausedoorwaystoonarrow.ItheldthatthefailuretoprovideawheelchairdidnotbyitselfviolatetheEighthAmendmentbecausethejailcouldnotaccommodatewheelchairsandthejailershad"legitimatesecurityconcerns"aboutplacingawheelchairingeneralpopulation.Nonetheless,theabilityoftheplaintifftomovehimselfaboutthejailinanappropriatemanner--tousethetoilet,tousetheshower,toobtainhismeals,andtoobtainsuitablerecreationandexercise--wasabasicneed--partofthe"minimalcivilizedmeasureoflife'snecessities"--thatthedefendantswereobligatedtohelpprovideundertheEighthAmendment.Inaddition,plaintiffstatedclaimundertheADA.Shakkav.Smith,71F.3d162(4thCir.1995).Deprivationofprisoner'swheelchairforone-day h  periodatdirectionofprisonpsychologistdidnotconstitutedeliberateindifferencetoseriousmedicalneedsofprisoner,and(2)refusaltoallowprisonertotakeshowerforthreedaysafterhumanexcrementwasthrownonhimdidnotconstitutecruelandunusualpunishmentasdefendantwasgivenmaterialstocleanhimselfandcell.PsychologistbelievedthatremovingallstimuliandmaterialsthatcouldbeusedinaviolentmannerwouldquietShakka.Inparticular,hesoughttopreventShakkafromdisassemblinghiswheelchair,ashehadtheplumbingfixtures,andusingittoharmhimselforothers.Shakkav.Smith,28F.3d1210,1994WL319217(4thCir.(Md.)))Sameinmateasabove,but p differentcase.Here,heallegesthatprisonofficialsorderedremovalofhiswheelchairtoforcehimto"getupandwalk,"andthattheyalsodeliberatelyplacedfoodoutsidehisreach.ThecourtheldthatevenifShakka'sparalysiswaspsychological,itcouldbeasufficiently"serious"medicalneedsuchthatdenialofthewheelchairmightviolatetheEighthamendment.Shariffv.Artuz,2000WL1219381(S.D.N.Y.))Plaintiffswerehousedinprisonunitfor  p physicallydisabled.Theyallegedtheyweredeniedaccesstohonorblockbecausetheyusedwheelchairsandwereunabletoambulate.Thecourtdenieddefendantsmotiontodismissbecauseplaintiffswereotherwisequalifiedforadmissiontothehonorblockbuthadbeendeniedadmissionbecauseoftheirdisabilities.ItalsorejectedtheargumentofprisonofficialsthatplaintiffsrightsweregovernedbyaconsentdecreewhichmandatedprisontoestablishandmaintainanADAcompliantunitforphysicallydisabledandrequiredprisontoattempttoplaceallinmatesinappropriateeducational,vocationalorjobprogramsconsistentwiththepatients'medicalconditions.Thecourtheldthattheconsentdecreewasinappositebecausehonorblockwasnotaneducationalorvocationalprogram.ButthecourtalsoruledthereisnoindividualliabilityundertheADA.Simmonsv.Cook,154F.3d805(8thCir.1998).Paraplegicinmatesbrought1983action % * againstcorrectionsofficials,allegingEighthAmendmentviolationsarisingfromtheirplacementinsolitaryconfinement.Specifically,theywere(1)wereplacedinsolitaryconfinementforthirty-twohours;(2)weredeniedtheir"eggcrate"mattresses;(3)missedfourconsecutivemealsbecausetheirwheelchairscouldnotmaneuveraroundthecellbunktoreachthebarreddoorwherethefoodtraywasplaced;and(4)wereunabletoeliminatetheirbodilywastes.Courtuphelddamageawardof$2000toeachinmate.Taylorv.Plousis,101F.Supp.255(D.N.J.2000).Prisonerwhohadbothlegsamputated_alleged +'2 thatjailforcedhimtowalkonbrokenprosthesisforsevenmonths.Thecourtdeniedsummaryjudgmentmotionofthedoctorwhowasawareoftheneedforanewprosthesisbutwhomaynothavemadeadequateeffortstoobtainone.Italsodeniedsummaryjudgmenttothenurseandofficerwhoallegedlydeliberatelydelayeddeliveryofplaintiff'sprosthesisuntilhecouldbetransferredtoastateprison.ThecourtgrantedsummaryjudgmenttotheSheriffbecausetherewasnoevidencethathepersonallyknewanddisregardedtheinmate'smedicalneeds.Finally,itgrantedsummaryjudgmenttotheCountyongroundsthattherewasnoevidencethatanyofficialwithfinalpolicymakingauthorityactedwithdeliberateindifferencetotheinmate'sneedforadequatemedicalcare.Terryv.SalinasValleyStatePrison,2000_U.S.App_.Lexis,31186(9thCir.).Correctionalofficer    gaveinmate"achairwithwheels"becausenowheelchairswereavailableinthefacility.CourtuphelddismissaloftheADAclaimbecauseofpendingclassaction,Armstrongv.Davis,covering `  samesubjectmatter.ItupheldthedismissaloftheEighthAmendmentclaimbecauseinmatedidnotallegeadeliberatefailuretotreataseriousmedicalconditionresultinginfurthersignificantinjuryorpain.Vinesv._Sondalle_,223Wis.2d265,588N.W.2d927,1998WL765502(_Wis.App_.)(_Wisc_. H  1998)(unpublished).Inmatewhousedwheelchairwasinjuredwhentransportedinvanthatwasnotwheelchairaccessible.CourtdismissedADAclaimongroundsthathewastransportedlikeallotherinmatesandthereforenotdeniedanyservice.ADAdoesnotrequirethatdisabledprisonerbegivenbestmeansoftransportation.Weeksv._Chaboudy_,984F.2d185(6thCir.1993).Theprisonerwasparalyzedfromthewaist  downbutwasplacedinaportionoftheprisonwherehewasnotpermittedtohaveawheelchair.Wheelchairswereonlypermittedintheprisoninfirmary.Thedoctor,whohadbeentreatingtheprisonerthroughouthisincarceration,couldhaveauthorizedtheprisoner'stransfertotheinfirmary.Itwasundisputedthatit"wasacceptedpracticetokeepparalyzedinmatesintheinfirmary"since"itwastheonlyareaoftheprisonequippedtocatertotheirneeds"andthatthedoctorknewtheprisoner"wouldnothaveaccesstoawheelchairifnotadmittedtotheinfirmary."Thedoctordidnot,however,admittheprisonertotheinfirmary.Hesimplyconcludedthattheprisoneris"presentlylockedinJBlocksothisnegatestheuseofawheelchairinhisparticulararea.Wewillpursueotheravenuesofconsultationandseeifwecan'tderivesomedispositionofthismanotherthanhereintheinfirmary."Noother"dispositionwasfoundorattempted"bythedoctor.  Asaresultofbeingdeniedtheuseofawheelchair,theprisonerwasunabletotakeadvantageofhislimitedout-of-celltime,ortoshowerhimself.HecouldnotcareforhispersonorcleanhiscellfromMay3,1983toFebruary4,1985.ThiscourtfoundthatthesefactsstatedaclaimofdeliberateindifferencesincethedoctorknewofWeeks'sparaplegia,knewthathecouldnothaveawheelchairoutsideoftheinfirmary,couldhaveadmittedWeekstotheinfirmarybutrefusedtodosoortotakeanyotherstepstohelptheprisoner._Westbrook_Ԁv.DallasCounty,1999WL354231(N.D.Texas).Plaintiffwasaparaplegicwhoused % * awheelchair.Whenhewasincarcerated,thejailplacedhiminaholdingcellforthreedaysandconfiscatedhiswheelchair.Asaresult,hewasforcedtositonconcretefloorandcouldnotmove.Heallegedthathedevelopedcirculatoryproblemsandpressuresoresonhisbuttocksandultimatelybecameveryillwithinfecteddecubitusulcers.ThecourtheldthattakingthewheelchairforafewdaysbecausethecellwasnotlargeenoughtoaccommodatewasnotamanifestationofdeliberateindifferencetomedicalneedsthatisnecessarytostateaclaimundertheEighthAmendment.Althoughnurseswereawareoftheriskofpressuresoresinsuchcircumstances,plaintiffshouldhaverotatedhimselfoffthepressurepointstopreventtheproblem. +'2 Ї_Wetzel_Ԁv._Sheahan_,210F.3d377,2000WL222557(7thCir.(Ill.))(unpublished).Jailofficials  refusedtoprovideinmatewhohad_had_Ԁhipreplacementwithawheelchair,despitemedicalprescription.Hewastoldtodothebesthecouldwithcrutches.Ononeoccasion,hisleggaveoutafterabout25yardscausinghimtofalltotheground._Wetzel_Ԁwasthenforcedto"scoot"hiswayacrossthefloor.Courtdismissedtheclaimsbecauseofstatuteoflimitationsandbecauseplaintifffailedtosueproperdefendants.Youngv.Harris,509_F.Supp_.1111(_S.D.N.Y._Ԁ1981).Failuretoprovidelegbracestatescause ( x ofactionundertheEighthAmendment.