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FURGESS v. PENNSYLVANIA DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

No. 18-1758.

933 F.3d 285 (2019)

Robert FURGESS, Appellant v. THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Opinion filed: August 8, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Mizner, Esq. (ARGUED), Mizner Law Firm, 311 West Sixth Street, Erie, PA 16507, Counsel for Appellant.

Kemal A. Mericli, Esq. (ARGUED), Daniel B. Mullen, Esq. , Office of Attorney General of Pennsylvania, 1251 Waterfront Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, Counsel for Appellee.

Erin H. Flynn, Esq. , Christine A. Monta, Esq. , United States Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Appellate Section, P.O. Box 14403, Ben Franklin Station, Washington, DC 20044, Counsel for Amicus Appellant.

Before: JORDAN, KRAUSE and ROTH, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

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 ...

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