WILSON v. COLLINS

No. 07-3428.

517 F.3d 421 (2008)

Antoine D. WILSON, Plaintif-Appellant, v. Terry J. COLLINS, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: February 22, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Gina R. Russo, Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellant. Richard Thomas Cholar, Jr., Ohio Attorney General Office, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellees.

ON BRIEF: Gina R. Russo, William J. Pohlman, Thomas H. Fusonie, Elizabeth Harming Smith, Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease, Columbus, Ohio, David A. Singleton, Ohio Justice & Policy Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellant. Richard Thomas Cholar, Jr., Ohio Attorney General Office, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellees.

Before: DAUGHTREY and McKEAGUE, Circuit Judges; GWIN, District Judge.


OPINION

McKEAGUE, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant, a prisoner in the custody of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, challenges the constitutionality of Ohio's DNA Act, which requires the collection of DNA specimens from convicted felons. Below, plaintiff sought declaratory and injunctive relief, contending that the Act is violative of his Fourth Amendment, Fifth Amendment, due process and equal protection rights. The district court awarded...

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