Moore v. Laurens County Plaintiff brings his Eighth Amendment claim against the defendant Department of Corrections (DOC) under 42 U.S.C. § 1983; however, as an administrative agency of the State of South Carolina, DOC does not qualify as a person subject to suit under ¤ 1983.
Plaintiff’s federal claims are dismissed with prejudice. The court declines to exercise jurisdiction over plaintiff’s state claims, and they are dismissed without prejudice.
Moore v. Laurens County Where the defendant-county asserts that the county jail prohibited plaintiff from using his crutches only because the crutches were a potential weapon, and where plaintiff does not allege the jail prohibited his use of crutches on the basis of his disability, plaintiff has not made out a claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The court grants the county’s motion for summary judgment.
Compton v. South Carolina Department of Corrections
The Department of Corrections is enjoined from forwarding to the parole board information about escape charges that were brought against the respondent-prisoner but never prosecuted; however, ...
Civil Rights - Prison Inmate - Filing Fee - Multiple Pending Suits
Civil Rights - Prison Inmate - Deliberate Indifference - Inmate Assault
Constitutional - Cruel & Unusual Punishment - Prison Biscuits - Hemorrhoids - Failure to Exhaust Administrative Remedies - Immunity
Labor & Employment - Prison Industries Program - Prevailing Wage - Overtime Compensation - Time-and-a-Half
Labor & Employment - Prison Industries Program - Prevailing Wage - Overtime Compensation - Time and a Half
Administrative - Intentional Destruction of Prison Property - Library Sign - Kicking Door
Prison Industry Program - Lost Wages - Payment Of Wages Act
