SEXUAL HARASSMENT: $3,000 for emotional distress, inmate subjected to retaliatory pat search, MSP’s failure to timely respond to Prison Rape Elimination Act grievance… Caroline Holien. [Read more…]
Prisoners, MSP copy charges challenge
PRISONERS: Preliminary injunction denied in MSP copy charges challenge… Seeley affirmed (IOR I-3(c)). [Read more…]
Prison officials immunity, sentence enforcement
PRISON OFFICIALS IMMUNITY: Officials who simply enforce facially valid orders enjoy absolute immunity from §1983 liability for conduct prescribed by orders (1st impression in 9th Circuit)… dismissal of claim that Plaintiff was subjected to liberty [Read more…]
Prisoners, mental meds of choice
PRISONERS: MSP psychiatrist’s prescription of different meds than prisoner wanted not cruel/unusual, postconviction [Read more…]