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Crump v. Johnson County Board of Commissioners — 10th Cir. (Sep 16, 2026)

No. 25-3110 Argued September 16, 2026 Published September 26, 2026

Steven Crump says back pain and difficulty walking followed his 2023 arrest and continued while he was held at a Kansas county jail. He sought a wheelchair, a cane, an accessible shower, and other changes to get around the jail; some requests were denied or delayed, while others were eventually granted. He sued Johnson County officials and the jail's medical contractor, VitalCore, under the Americans with Disabilities Act, among other laws. The district court ruled for the defendants without a trial, finding too little evidence of disability discrimination and treating wheelchair and back-brace decisions as medical care outside this claim. Crump now asks the Tenth Circuit to send the claim back, arguing that a factfinder should decide whether the accommodations were reasonable. The judges will also examine which written statements count as evidence at summary judgment—a decision without trial when no material fact needs to be tried—because Crump represented himself below.

Crump v. Johnson County Board of Commissioners (No. 25-3110) — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, argued September 16, 2026.

Sources
Argument audio — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (public domain, 17 U.S.C. § 105):https://www.ca10.uscourts.gov/sites/ca10/files/oralarguments/25-3110.mp3
Argument date and case listing — Tenth Circuit:https://www.ca10.uscourts.gov/oralargument/search-results?field_oa_hearing_date_value%5Bmin%5D%5Bdate%5D=08%2F01%2F2026&field_oa_hearing_date_value%5Bmax%5D%5Bdate%5D=09%2F26%2F2026
District court summary-judgment order — District of Kansas:https://ecf.ksd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc?2024cv3036-190=
Appellate docket and counsel — Tenth Circuit public record:https://dockets.justia.com/docket/circuit-courts/ca10/25-3110
Summary judgment — Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56:https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/rule_56
Disability access in criminal justice — U.S. Department of Justice:https://www.ada.gov/topics/criminal-justice/

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