(PC) Caruso v. Johnson

BACKGROUND

24 1. General Background1 25 At all times relevant to the issues raised in this case, Caruso was imprisoned at the Central 26 27 1 The parties are familiar with the facts of this case. A detailed description of the facts can be found in the Court’s order on Defendants’ motion for summary judgment. See Caruso v. Solorio, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 51994 (E.D. Cal. California Women’s Facility prison (“CCWF”). Defendants Officers Solorio, Lopez, and Martinez, as well as Sgt. Ingram were members of the CCWF Investigative Service Unit (“ISU”). On July 22, 2013, ISU staff received information that inmates in Cell 3 of Building 511 possessed contraband, likely drugs and cell phones. Upon arrival at Cell 3 at about 12:30 p.m., Caruso and her cellmate Littlefield were ordered to exit the cell. As Littlefield exited, Lopez observed Caruso put a bindle in the back of her pants near her rectal area. Caruso had secreted the bindle in between her buttocks and near her anus. Lopez then entered Cell 3 and immediately handcuffed Caruso behind her back. At this point, the parties dispute precisely what happened. However, accepting Caruso’s…