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Man With HIV Wins Eviction Lawsuit

Associated Press - Tuesday September 22, 1998

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A federal judge Tuesday barred the eviction of an HIV-positive man who claims a public housing official wants him out to avoid "contamination" of an apartment complex. Clayton Rawhouser, the caregiver for George Watters, who has the virus that causes AIDS, is suing the Elm Creek Housing Authority for discrimination at the Maple Manor apartments, a federally subsidized complex. The lawsuit accuses Marilyn Gruntorad, manager of the housing board, of telling Rawhouser and Watters they were "AIDS infested" and she "didn't want Elm Creek or Maple Manor contaminated with AIDS." Randall Goyette, her lawyer, wouldn't comment.
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