Agster v. Maricopa County.

• Position: Agster v. Maricopa County, 406 F.3d 1091 - Brief Article

U.S. Appeals Court

USE OF FORCE

RESTRAINTS

Agster v. Maricopa County, 406 F.3d 1091 (9th Cir. 2005). The parents and the representative of the estate of an inmate who died in jail brought an action against the county in state court. The case was removed to federal court, where the county was ordered to produce a mortality review report that was conducted by a private health provider. The county appealed the district court decision. The appeals court upheld the district court order. The appeals court held that no protected privilege of peer review protected the mortality review. The inmate had been arrested...