BYRD v. MARICOPA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT.

No. 07-16640.

565 F.3d 1205 (2009)

Charles Edward BYRD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MARICOPA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT; Joseph M. Arpaio; Kathleen O'Connell; Austin Peterson; Durango Jail, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed May 18, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jarrett A. Green, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Los Angeles, CA, pro bono counsel for the appellant.

Eileen Dennis GilBride, Jones, Skelton & Hochuli, P.L.C., Phoenix, AZ, counsel for the appellee.

Opinion by Judge IKUTA; Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge FERNANDEZ.


IKUTA, Circuit Judge:

Charles Byrd, a former pretrial detainee in the minimum-security Durango Jail in Maricopa County, Arizona, brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Maricopa County Sheriff Joseph Arpaio in his personal and official capacities, Kathleen O'Connell, a former cadet at the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Training Academy, and Captain Austin Peterson, O'Connell's supervisor.1 Byrd contends that a search...

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