U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Robert Furgess v. PA Dept of Corrections
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- 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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