Estate of Chris Rogers v. Naphcare, Inc.

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS SEP 19 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

ESTATE OF CHRIS ROGERS, No. 23-35316

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 2:20-cv-0467-TOR

v.

MEMORANDUM*

NAPHCARE, INC.,

Defendant-Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington Thomas O. Rice, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted September 9, 2024 Seattle, Washington

Before: W. FLETCHER and JOHNSTONE, Circuit Judges, and RAKOFF,** District Judge.

Following the death of inmate Christopher Rogers at the Spokane County Jail

(“SCJ”) from asphyxiation by hanging, Rogers’s Estate (“the Estate”) filed suit

against NaphCare, Inc., (“NaphCare”), a private medical company that contracted

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The Honorable Jed S. Rakoff, United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, sitting by designation. with Spokane County (“the County”) to provide mental health services to…