On October 6, , the U. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a consent decree in a class-action lawsuit filed over solitary confinement of mentally ill detainees at the Santa Rita Jail in Alameda County, California. In the page Consent Decree approved in February by the U. Objectors to the Agreementโespecially the award for attorney costs and feesโappealed to the Ninth Circuit.
Nor did the Court find the district court abused its discretion in responding to the objections. Its judgment was therefore affirmed. In a dissenting opinion, Judge Danielle J. Forrest disagreed that the district court did not err by failing to conduct the analysis set out in In re Bluetooth Headset Products Liability Litigation, F.
As she noted, the Court in Hanlin v. Chrysler Corp. Here the district court failed to discuss or reference the Bluetooth warning signs, Judge Forrest noted. See: Babu v. Wilkins, U. As a digital subscriber to Prison Legal News, you can access full text and downloads for this and other premium content.
Subscribe today. Location: California. Babu v. Wilkins Year Cite U. Level Court of Appeals. Restraints , Failure to Treat Mental Illness. Jail Specific , Good Time Credits.
