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holding that Title III of the ADA was not applicable to a prison
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No. 07-20639 Summary Calendar.
June 19, 2008.
Denis Maringo, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, USDC No. 4:07-CV-602.
Before WIENER, GARZA, and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.
Plaintiff-Appellant Denis Maringo, alien detainee #A79483831, appeals from the district court's dismissal of his pro se suit for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. His complaint alleged that he is disabled because he is "semi-legally blind" and that the defendants violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and his right of access to the courts by failing to provide him with equipment in the law library that would accommodate his eye condition.
Regarding his claims under the ADA, he argues that the district court erred in imposing an excessive burden of proof on him and in determining that the Corrections Corporation of America detention facility in Houston, Texas was not covered by Title II or Title III of the ADA. His arguments are unavailing because Title II and Title III of the ADA are not applicable to any of the defendants in this case. See 42 U.S.C. §§ 12131(1), 12181(7).
Regarding his claim of denial of access to the courts, he challenges the district court's determination that he failed to allege actual prejudice. He does not dispute the district court's finding that he has filed at least 10 federal actions in the district court, and, moreover, his complaint did not allege actual injury with respect to court filings. See Lewis v. Casey, 518 U.S. 343, 349, 116 S.Ct. 2174, 135 L.Ed.2d 606 (1996); Norton v. Dimazana, 122 F.3d 286, 290 (5th Cir. 1997).
AFFIRMED.