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183263P.pdf 07/02/2020 Michael Rinehart v. Kris Weitzell
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 18-3263
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa - Des Moines
[PUBLISHED] [Melloy, Author, with Kelly and Kobes, Circuit Judges]
Prisoner case - Americans with Disabilities Act. In action alleging prison
officials violated the ADA by denying plaintiff access to the privileges
for which he was otherwise eligible because of his diverticulitis and by
retaliating against him for filing his ADA grievances by revoking his
medical classification, the district court erred in dismissing the
complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted;
plaintiff stated a Title II claim under the ADA as he sufficiently alleged
he was a qualified individual with a disability and that he was denied a
benefit of the prison's privilege system by reason of his disability;
plaintiff also stated a claim under Title V of the ADA which prohibits
retaliation for assertion of ADA rights; assessment of a strike under the
PLRA is reversed.