Wilkins

BACKGROUND

Plaintiff’s Complaint Plaintiff sued defendant and unidentified Doe defendants for refusing to provide him, as a pretrial detainee, with a seatbelt when transporting him to court and provision to wash his hands with soap when confining him in court holding facilities. Plaintiff did not

1 identify any Doe defendants and the appeal is from judgment in favor of defendant. Therefore, we focus on his allegations regarding defendant.1 Plaintiff alleged defendant was the “chief policy and decision maker over Sheriff Deputies, Santa Rita Jail Rules Regulations and Procedures with regard to Pre-trial Detainees and Inmates.” According to plaintiff, the failure to provide him with a seatbelt caused an excessive risk to his safety and exposed him to dangerous conditions, such as when he could not avoid falling off his metal seat during powerful turns and sudden stops. This failure violated his constitutional right to equal protection because deputies used seatbelts and constituted cruel and unusual punishment; caused his several serious medical conditions, including disk disease, to feel aggravated; and caused him to suffer extreme mental anguish and emotional distress,…