Goodwin v. Butte County

Summary

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of California partially adopted and partially denied findings and recommendations in a prisoner civil rights action. The court dismissed all claims except an Eighth Amendment denial-of-medical-care claim against Pamela Johansen in her individual capacity and denied the plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary injunction.

Holdings

1. Because Plaintiff clarified that she was serving a sentence at the Butte County Jail rather than being held as a pretrial detainee, her denial-of-medical-care claim arose under the Eighth Amendment, not the Fourteenth Amendment.
2. All claims were dismissed except the claim against Pamela Johansen in her individual capacity for denial of medical care in violation of the Eighth Amendment.
3. Plaintiff's motion for a preliminary injunction was denied.

Questions Presented

1. Whether Plaintiff's denial-of-medical-care claim was governed by the Eighth Amendment rather than the Fourteenth Amendment because she was a sentenced prisoner rather than a pretrial detainee.
2. Whether the magistrate judge's findings and recommendations should be adopted in whole or in part.
3. Whether Plaintiff was entitled to a preliminary injunction.

Disposition

other