SPURLOCK v. TOWNES

No. S-1-SC-35027.

368 P.3d 1213 (2016)

2016-NMSC-014

Heather SPURLOCK; Sophia Carrasco; and Nina Carrera, Plaintiffs-Appellants/Cross-Appellees, v. Anthony TOWNES, in his individual capacity, Defendant-Appellee, and Barbara Wagner, in her individual capacity; and Corrections Corporation of America, Defendants-Appellees/Cross-Appellants.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

March 14, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Kennedy & Associates, P.C., Paul John Kennedy , Arne Robert Leonard , Albuquerque, NM, for Plaintiffs-Appellants/Cross-Appellees.

Kennedy, Moulton & Wells, P.C., Deborah Denise   Crow Wells , Albuquerque, NM, Struck Wieneke & Love, P.L.C., Nicholas D. Acedo , Christina Retts , Chandler, AZ, for Defendants-Appellees/Cross-Appellants.


OPINION

{1} The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has certified to us the question of the civil liability under New Mexico law of a private prison when an on-duty corrections officer sexually assaults inmates in the facility. Spurlock v. Townes, 594 Fed. Appx. 463, 470-71 (10th Cir...

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