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· 7/2/2012

Marc Norfleet v. Roger Walker, Jr.

Citations

  • 684 F.3d 688
  • 2012 WL 2520465
  • 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 13428

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that complaint stated claim for relief under Rehabilitation Act despite not citing it
  • noting that courts should “analyze a litigant's claims and not just the legal theories that he propounds’’
  • noting pro se litigant “can be excused from full compliance with technical procedural rules provided there is substantial compliance”
  • analyzing pro se litigant's claim under the Rehabilitation Act despite complaint citing only the ADA
  • noting uncertainty as to whether ADA violations that do not implicate constitutional rights may be brought in federal court and suggesting district courts read in a Rehabilitation Act claim
  • suing a prison employee in official capacity is a suit against the state agency

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Judges: Posner, Manion, Kanne

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