United States Ninth Circuit

In Maricopa County, Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio's appeal from the district court's order requiring him to take affirmative measures to address conditions in Maricopa County jails that violated the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments, the order is affirmed where: 1) it was not an abuse of discretion for the district court to hear evidence on both rights and remedies at one hearing; 2) the district court did not clearly err in finding that air temperatures above 85° F greatly increased the risk of heat-related illnesses for individuals who took psychotropic medications; and 3) there was no error in ordering prospective relief to address inadequate food.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/13/2010
• Published 10/13/2010

Judges

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michele M. Iafrate, Larry A. Hammond