United States Ninth Circuit

In an action brought under 42 U.S.C. sections 1981 and 1983 by a former female prisoner who alleged that her constitutional rights were violated when she was shackled and restrained during her labor and postpartum recovery, the District Court's judgment is: 1) vacated in part as to summary judgment on the shackling claims where plaintiff presented sufficient evidence for a reasonable jury to conclude that by restraining her when she was in labor and postpartum recovery, the defendants exposed her to a substantial risk of serious harm; and 2) affirmed in part as to summary judgment for the defendants on plaintiff’s remaining claims regarding a postpartum leg tether, medical supplies, pregnancy diet and nutrition, and equal protection.

Appellate Information

• Published 2016/09/12

Judges

• TALLMAN

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

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