Allen v. Clark County Detention Center et al

Filing 306

ORDER Granting in part and Denying in part 286 Defendants Nevada Department of Corrections, Board of Prison Commissioners, Brian Sandoval, Catherine Cortez-Masto, Ross Miller, James Cox, Jack Palmer, Brian Williams, Romeo Aranas, and David Mar 9;s Motion to Dismiss. The following claims remain: Eighth Amendment Deliberate Indifference against Cox, Palmer, Williams, Aranas, and Mar in their official capacities for injunctive relief, and against Aranas and Mar in their individual capacities. Eighth Amendment policies, procedures, and customs against Cox, Palmer, Williams, Aranas, and Mar in their official capacities for injunctive relief, and against Aranas and Mar in their individual capacities. Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress against Aranas and Mar in their individual capacities. All other Defendants and claims are DISMISSED. Signed by Judge Roger L. Hunt on 7/18/12. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - EDS)

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50- 9t r 201 .
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i

1
5

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eprvato nvol d.'
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ln
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ci
rt

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9

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ght
nt lbe e ndif r e

a ce i Pl ntf sm edi alhi t r alega i nsast ue t ti ,hi aleg s ve e y di fgur d,
c ptng ai if'
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s o y l to
r , ha s s l ed e r l s i e

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0 r k n ig r n eae it nd h ule n u is t
tl id ln s l e eius
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21 me ia n e Ale ain ta Dee d n sf ie t te t h s ij re f rmo et nay a , ie
dc l e d. lg to s h t fn a t ald o r a t e e nu is o r ha e r wh l
2 Ale sij re wo sn da dc u e hm s v r pana d a g ih s tsyI b la dTwo l
2
ln' n u is re e n a s d i e ee i n n us , aif q a n
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24

pl a ng r quiem e sf unne e s l a w a lon i lc i ofpa n.
e di e r nt or
c s a' nd rt nfi ton
y
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c
n de o how t tDe e nt a t d pum os f l Ale mus al get t
ha f nda s c e
e uly, ln
t le ha

25

D ef nt knew ofa di r ga de an e es ve rs t i a e hea t ors f t Fanne v
enda s
nd s e r d
xc si i k o nm t
lh
a e y.
r .

26

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S.
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m ta e n e a ys

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( 8 82)
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1

s ch as f exa pl mzi a e' r pea ed c p a nt t prs ofk i l a
u
, or m e, nm t s e t om l i s o i on t a s bouta s i i
pec f c
c
ondii Ponder 611 F. a 11 . Si ia l g i va s a
ton.
,
3d t 51 m l r y, r e nce boutt de a ofs ge y a or r
he ni l ur r nd de s

3

t a c m o t a i a e' c
o c om da e n nm t s ondi i s f i e l de ons r t a a e s Snow,68lF. d a
ton u lci nty m
ta e w r nes .
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4

989. H e e,i i r a ona e t i ert tD e e nt Cox,Pa m era W ila s we e a a e ofa
r t s e s bl o nf ha f nda s
l
nd li m
r w r

5

s bsa ta rs o h r o t eb sso Al n sij is( c a ep r o tdyd c me td ,
u tn il ik f a m n h a i f l ' nure whih r u p re l o u ne )
e

6

prvi me c rfras aj calor rframe c le l ton,numer me c lgre nc s
e ous dial eer l, udii de o
dia vauai
ous dia iva e ,
a l tl m e c lta f rf s i ls ca e Fur he , he Co ta e s t ver c t ofpl di
rd le di a r ns e or pec a it r . t r t
ur cc pt he a iy
ea ngs

8

sa i t tCox,Pam e .a W ila sha r m nsbiiy f a 1decsonsr ga di t me c l
ttng ha
l r nd li m
d es i lt or 1 ii e r ng he dia

9

e ua i o tea m e tofi at . n e ef r A le hass fci nty a l ge t s co e em e of
val ton r r t n
nm es
r o e, l n
uf i e l le d he e nd l nt
de i r t i f er nc na el t tD ef nda ' C o Pa m e ,a W ila s p pos uly a e or
lbe a e ndif e e, m y ha
e nts x, l r nd li m ur ef l ct d
f l t r pc t Ale s m e c nee . Furher or t Cour f nds t gi n A le s
aied o es md o l n' di al ds
t m e. he
t i hat ve
l n'
a l ed c t o , hi h he c ai sha w or ene due t t D e e nt salege de i r e
leg ondii ns w c
lm
ve
s d
o he f nda ' l d lbe at
i f e enc A le ha a s s fci nt y a l ed t tt D e e rt sde i r t i f er nc ca e
ndif r e, l n s l o uf i e l leg ha he f nda l' lbe a e ndif e e us d
hi hn m . n us A len a a qua e y a l d t e em e sf delber t i f e e .
m r
, l s de t l lege he l nt or i a e ndif r nce
Fu t r or t Cour a s f dst tA len ha s t i nty pl d t tDef nda s
rhe m e, he
t l o m ha l
s ufk e l e ha
e nt

pe s l pa tci t d i tl a lge consiuto lvi a i . Def nda sCox,Pam e a
r onaly ri pa e n le le d
tt i na oltons
e nt
l r nd
W ilam s a gue t y a e notr po i e f t da t da dec s onsofphys c mz . N on he es ,i
li
r
he r
es nsbl or he y-o- y i i
ii s
et l s t
i pl ts bl t i e t tCox,tl diec or of
s a t i e o nf r ha
le r t

, Pa m era W ila s w a de oft
and l
nd li m . r ns he

SDC C a N N CC f ciii s, r onaly pa tci t i t a l ge co tt t o lvi a i ,
nd
a lte pe s l r i pa ed n he le d ns iu i na ol tons
whe he t w er die l i ve i de s onst de a de a tea m e , i pl m ent d
t r hey e r cty nvol d n cii
o ny nd l y r t nt or m e
e
polc e a pr edtr s r quii g s de a s a del ys A ddi i ly, le s m uli e
i i s nd oc le e r n uch ni l nd a .
tona l A l n'
tpl

g i nc a
reva es boutt de a ofs ge y s fc e l de onsr t wa de Pa me a W ila swe e
he ni l ur r ufii nty m ta e r ns l r nd lim
r
a a e ofA le ss r ousm e ca ne n e Cour not sho eve t te de ofm or die
w r
l n' e i
di l ed.
t e w r ha vi nce
e r ct

i ve ntbyNDOC Die t Coxwilbene esayt wihsa as
nvol me
rcor
l
c s r o t tnd ummayj me moton.
r udg nt i
I s m a y Ale hass fci nty pl hi c a m f delber t i f er nc t hi s r ous
n um l
ln
uf i e l ed s l i or i a e ndif e e o s e i
m edi lnee a ns def nda sC ox,Pa m e ,a W ila s Fur he ,t s c a m r a ns a i t
ca
ds gai t e nt
l r nd li m . t r hi l i em i ga ns
AO 72

( 8 82)
Rev. /

1

A r nasa M a , ho di nots e di m is lof i a t t m i t i i vi lca cii s
a
nd r w
d
ek s sa
t s o he n he r ndi dua pa te .
2.

Faiure t Tr n
l
o ai

3

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l n' l m ha
e
t a l o ovi e deq t r ni e r ng he

4

t e t e ofi at w ih s r ous m e c ne ds f is Li biiy f i qua e tai ng a ies
r a m nt nm es t e i
di al e a l . a lt or nade t r ni rs

5

t...wher af l et tanrfe t adei rt orc cousc ce' Ci o Cant Ohi v
t
e aiur o ri elcs lbeae ons i hoi .' t f
y
on, o .

6

Har i, 9U. 378,387( 989) n us Ale mus s t tDee nt madeadelbeat
rs 48 S.
1 .
, ln t how ha fnda s
ire
c c t pr de i deq t t a ni i t pr s m edi lcm' s ti
hoi e o ovi na ua e r i ng n he i on
ca e e tng.

8
9

Ale ofe sonl s cultve a concus y sa e nt t De e nt f ie t
ln f r
y pe a i nd
l or tt me s hat f nda s a ld o
t a n e pl es a d o f c a s t r po pr pe l t m e ca r ue t . n i cl m t r f e l c
r i m oye n f i i l o es nd o ry o di l eq s s
s ai he e or a ks
f ct s ppo ta i t a t nua e t w ihs a I
a ual u r nd s oo te t d o t t nd qbala Twom bl spl a ng r quiem c s
nd
y' e di e r nt .
n er f e, he Cour gr nt Def nda s m oton t di m i sast t scl i .
e or t
t a s e nt ' i o s s
o hi a m

Unc tt i
ons iutonalPolc e .Pr e e ,and Cus om s
ii s oc dur s
t
A len a l ges s fci ntf c sf t Cour t i e t tD e e n s Cox,Pa m er
l le
uf i e a t or he
t o nf r ha f nda t
l ,
W ilam s A r nas a M a i pl m e ed a e or d polc s pr edur s a c t s t tl d t
li , a , nd r m e nt nd nf ce
i e , oc
e , nd us om ha e o
c tt i lvi a i nsaga ns hi s l a ot r i a e .
ons iutona ol t o
i t m e f nd he nm t s
D e e nt s e t di m i s t polci a pr e escl m bec us A le di not
f nda s e k o s s he i es nd oc dur ai
a e ln d
a tc a e e c l w hi h N D O C polci orpr edur s wer c tt i l de k i t H owe .
r i ul t xa ty
c
i es
oc
e
e ons iutonaly i en .
ver
A le ha a l ge tm tm uli e i vi l a va i l a i a on dif r ntda es i ke
l n s le d l
tpl ndi dua s t rous oc tons nd
fe e
t nvo d
ND O C polci asgr
i es
oundsf r f i A le a ce st s ci ls ca e a s ge y. A lhoug
or e us ng l n c s o pe a it r nd ur r
t
h
A le ha noti ude t e c c t ton oft e polc e a t s poi i t ltg i n, s
ln s
ncl d he xa t ia i
hos
i i s t hi nt n he ii ato hi
a l ga i ns l d t Cour t c nc ude t ti i pl usbl t ts h polci s do e s a t t
le t o ea he
to o l
ha t s a i e ha uc
ie
xi t nd ha
i pl e a i oft e polc esvi at d A len' cons iutona r g s Ther f r ,t Cour
m em nt ton hos
i i ol e l s
t t i l i ht .
e o e he
t
de esD e e nt 'm oton ast t scl m .
ni
f nda s
i
o hi ai

I s Ale sj1 delbert i fe e ea polcis pr ed e andc t
n um, ln' 983 i ae ndifr nc nd i e , oc ur s
usoms
cl m ss vvea ns Cox, m e , ila ,Ar sa M a i t rofi a c pacte f r
ai ur i gai t
Pal r W li ms ana nd r n hei fcil a iis o

ijmci rle , nd a i tArnasa M a i t i i vi lca ciis ' eaet o y
nt tve eif a gans a nd r n her ndi dua pa te . Thes r he nl
AO 72

( v. 82)
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1

r mai ngâ1 camsi t sc e.Def nt a g t tt aee ildt q iid
e ni
983 li n hi as
enda s r ue ha hey r ntte o ualfe

2

i m uniy f t
m
t or hese cl m s.' Courtw ilnow anal Def
ai The
l
yze
endant' ar ent
s gum .

3

4.

Quaiid I
lfe mmuniy
t

4

s 'edoc rne ofquaiid i u t pr ec sgover ntofk i l fom ci l
q'
h
ti
lfe mm niy ot t
nme t as r
vi

5

la lt whe pe f
i biiy
n r onni dic etonay f cto asl a çhei c
ng s r i l un i ns ong s t r onduc doe notvi a e c e r y
t s
ol t l a l

6

e t bls d s at or orco tt i lrght ofw hi h a r s
s a i he t ut y
ns iutona i s
c
ea onabl pe s w oul ha know n.'
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d ve
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7

Pe s v Calahan,1 S. .8 81 ( X) . W het rs h dic e i r inr uniy a i
ar on . l
29 Ct 08, 5 24 9)
he uc s r tona y r n t pples

8

de ndsont q tons ( )dot fct alge s t ofi a vi ae aco tt i lrght
pe
wo uesi : 1
he a s le d how he fcil oltd nsiutona i ;

9

a ( wa t rghtcl ryesa ihe s h t tar a ona egove nme o fca woul know
nd, 2) s he i
ea l tbls d uc ha e s bl
r nt f iil
d

1 t conduc wasunlwf . cirv Kat,533U. 1 201( )
0 he
t
a ulSau e . z
S. 94, 2001.
11

D e e nt qualfed i m uniy a gum e f is Fi s .t 1 w r ga di t m edi l
f nda s
ii m
t r
nt a l . r t he a e r ng he
ca

1
2

tea m entofpr s s wmscl a l e t bls d a t tm e oft ale i i t :pr s s a f
r t
ioner
e r y s a i he t he i
he l ged nc den s i on t f

1
3

c nn i e i ly d o de a a es t m e ca ca e. Cl m e v G o e 298 F. 8 906
a ot nt ntona l eny r l y cc s o di l r
e nt . m z,
3d 98,

1
4

( h Ci.2œ 2) Se ond, ln ha a l ed vi ai ofhi consiutona rg sba e on t
9t r
. c Ale s leg ol tons
s
tt i l iht s d he

1
5

de a , a a i e f e e wih hi a es t ap o i t m edi a t e t e . Thes
ni l del y, nd nt r er nc t s cc s o pr pra e
c l r a m nt
e

1
6

c tt i lvi a i i l s c t a l gatonss i D e e n s i entonaly i or d or
ons iutona ol tons nc ude pe ik le i
how ng f nda t nt i l gn e

1
7

ot w ie i er e e w ih a doct r s o de s orm e c pl De e nt m a a c um s a t m ptt
her s nt f r d t
o' r r
di al an. f nda s ke l y te
o

1
8

s de t p t e a l tons by cl i i t y di notdi r ga d a ND o c ph i an or rbe us
i s e hes lega i
a m ng he d
s e r ny
ys ci
de ca e

1
9

t i tals lge ,yo d c mefom t j cal ditnt lf ni De rment Corecins I
he nii tr r r er a r he udiily sa Caior a pat
of r to . n

20

f c ,A len' ne f s ci ls m edi lt e t e wasaleg y c m ne by N e da doc or
a t l s ed or pe a i t
ca r a m nt
l edl onf d
va
t s

21 whieAle wa apr ti ldeti e,(
l ln s e-ra ane Compl ntat48- ,a knowldgedbyNe daDitit
ai
49) c
e
va
src
22

Cour J eM i ha Vilni (d.a 5 55) doc e ed i num e ousme ca gre nc sa t e
t udg c el la , i t 4- , um nt n
r
di l i va e t hr e

23 Ne dac rctona i tt i ,(#. t53,69,70) a weeplusbl knownt NDOC ofi as
va ore i lnsiutons f a
, nd r a i y
o
fcil
24

who i taly de a d a de ed s ci i tt e t e ,t n l t ra r ng a a r l f ie
nii l l ye nd ni pe als r a m nt he a e r a ed n ppa enty utl

25 medi lta fr (d. t69,70) Ac or ngl t Cou t eecsDee nt'quaii i
ca rnse , i a
. c di y.he r rj t fnda s lfed mmuniy
t
26
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2
( v 88 )
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a gum e .
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nt
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1

D ef nda sC o . Pal er a W ilam s a s s e di c e i na y i m uniy bec us
e nt x
m , nd li
l o e k s r to r m
t
a e

2

t y a enotm e c pr e sonal,a c am t te n i t knew Ale wa d e te t nti
he r
dial of s i s nd l i ha ve f hey
l n s enid r a me t

3

w a r as bl f t m t de e t m edi ldec s ons. oweve , non- edi alof i al m a s ilbe
s e ona e or he o f r o
ca
ii H
r
m c
fci s y tl

4

he d la e f t rr e i de a s a de a s Snow 681F. a 986. n e ef r ,a di c s d
l i bl or hei ol n ni l nd l y .
3d t
r o e s s us e

5

a e.a e i A le s a l to r r ng Cox,Pa m e ,a W ila s a t ue t e
bov cc ptng l n' lega i ns ega di
l r nd li m s r , hes

6

D e e nt 'r ues f di c e i r i r l iy a s f is a l s a t s s a
f nda s eq t or s r tona y m n m t l o a l . t ea t t hi t ge.

7

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Ale sI e i
ln' nt ntonalI lcton ofEm otonalDit s Cl m
nfi i
i
s re s ai

8

1.

9

Aswi t efd ll li .
t h e e' cams NDOC a t eBo r aen ts b e tt s ti fd r l
h
a
nd h ad r o u j c o ui n e ea

1
0

Sove ei I m uniy ic tonar I m uniy
r gn m
t m s re i y m
t

c tunde s r i i m uniy. Neihert St t noriss vi i m a be s d w iho is
our
r ove e gn m
t
t he a e
t ubdi s ons y
ue t ut t

11 c e a t St eofNe dahasnotgi nc e .NRS41. ( ; ath dv.Vil o
onsnt nd he at
va
ve onsnt
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lage f
1 Noat 501U. 7 779( 991.Fu t r t ElvenhAme
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ak,
S. 75,
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nt ohi t ed a our

1 p nd n j rs ito o e saeIw camsa an tsaeo tc r .Pe n u s Sa eS ho lt Ho p.
3 e a tu idcin v r tt a li g is tt fie s n h rt tt c o t s
1
4

v Hal r
. de man, U. 89 ( 984) The e or s egn i
465 S. 1 . r f e over i mmuniy pr c ude Ale sofi il
t e l s ln' tca

1
5

c pa t s a e c a m s a i ta lr ai ng D e e nt . Cons ue l A le ss a e l w c ai s
a ciy t t l i ga ns l em ni
f nda s
eq nty, l n' t t a l m

1
6

a ns Cox, m era W ila sa e di m i s d be aus he onl s s t
gai t
Pal
nd li m r s s e c e
y ue hem i t ei ofk i l
n h r t a

1
7

C pa t
a ciy.

1
8

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woes o es v s etona y r n m t
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20 ade so mus ( )i ol a ee ntofi vi lj
ciin t 1 nv ve n lme
ndi dua udgme orc c al ( bebas o
nt hoie, rd 2)
ed n

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21

c i r tons ofs a ,e onom i orpoltca polc 1 ''e de i i a i s he e w a t
ons de a i
oci l c
c,
ii l i y. d. I
h c s on t s ue r s he

I
i

22

D e e n s de i i t deny A le m e ca t e t e .De e nt a gue t tt a e e il d t
f nda t c s on o
l n di l r a m nt f nda s r
ha hey r ntte o

23

di c eto r i m uniy f t tde s on. ow e r A le s c pl nta l est tD e e nt
s r i na y m
t or ha ci i H
ve . l n' om ai leg ha f nda s

24

ba e t i de i i o a polc t prs r w ih pr xi tng c
s d he r c son n
i y hat i one s t ee s i ondii notr c ve m e ca
tons
e ei
di l

25

t e t e . n e e or Def nda ' d i i n di noti ve a e e entofi vi
r a m nt
r f e, e nt s ec s o d
nvol n l m
ndi dualc c t y
hoi e, he

2 weeb t b apoiy n eCo r rj csDe e d n sdicein r i nt a g me t
6
r omd y l .
c
u t ee t fn a t s rto a y mmu iy r u n .
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2
( v 88 )
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0

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1

n us havi a e s d Def nda s i m uniy a gum e s a i tA le sI ED
, ng ddr s e
e nt ' m
t r
nt ga ns l n' I

2

c a m ,t Cour w ilnow a l ze w he he A len s a e a va i IED cl i a ns D e e nt
l i he
t l
na y
t r l tts
ld I
a m gai t f nda s

3

M a t M il r Sa va ,A r nas a M a i t i i vi lca c te .
s o, le , ndo l a
nd r n he r ndi dua pa ii s

4

2.

Ale s I ED C l m Agai tM as o,M il r and Sandoval
l n' I
ai
ns
t
le

5

' Cour di m i s s D e e nt M a t M il r a Sa
Fhe
t s se
f nda s s o. le , nd ndova f om t sat cl i .
l r he t e a m

6

A s di c s a
s us ed bove, le hasnota l ged a cont ctw ih t s pa tes s hi I ED c a m f ist
A ln
le
ny
a
t he e ri , o s I
l i al o

7

s
how pl us bl i t nt l ta o o r ous c
a i e n e , e l ne utage
onduc c us ng pl i if s di tes on t pa toft s
ta i
a ntf ' s r s he r he e

8

D e e nt . H oweve ,astl Cour w ilnow di cus ,Ale has a s t d s fc e f c st pl d
f nda s
r le
t l
s s ln
s ere uf i i nt a t o ea

9

a I ED c a m a ns D e e nt Ar na a l M a .
n I
l i gai t f nda s a s rd r

1
0

3.

11

To s a e a va i cl i f i e i
tt
ld a m or nt ntonali lc i ofe otona dit e s a pl i if
nf i ton
m i l sr s , a ntf

1
2

Alen' I ED Cl m Agai tAr
l sI
ai
ns anasa M ar
nd

mus a uat yale e:( )tmtde e ntsc
t deq el l g l l f nda ' onduc wa e rm ea outa ouswih e t rt
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