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Type
Opinion
Filed
Aug. 8, 2019
Case
Robert Furgess v. PA Dept of Corrections
Case status
Decided

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ROTH, Circuit Judge Robert Furgess, an inmate in a Pennsylvania state prison, suffers from a disability and was unable to take a shower for three months because the prison staff did not provide him with a handicapped-accessible shower facility. He subsequently brought claims against the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (PDOC) under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act…

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