Document 0660
 DOCN  M9590660
 TI    Judges can't be sued for ignoring expert advice on AIDS transmission.
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       ext. 5023.
 DT    9509
 SO    AIDS Policy Law. 1995 Mar 10;10(4):7. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       AIDS/95700218
 AB    A Federal judge said that Lawyer Lynn Frank Plemmons, presiding in a
       custody dispute, cannot be sued for refusing to hear testimony that
       custody should not be limited because the mother's uncle has AIDS.
       Plemmons, acting as special chancery judge, was sued under the Americans
       with Disabilities Act (ADA) which bars discrimination on disability and
       association with people who have disabilities. Plemmon's decision of
       barring the uncle from any physical contact with the children in
       question was subsequently amended by the new presiding judge. The suit
       against Plemmons was dismissed based on the court's finding of mootness.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*TRANSMISSION  Adult  Child  *Child
       Custody  Civil Rights  *Expert Testimony  Human  NEWSLETTER ARTICLE

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