Palomino v. Brazier CA5
Plaintiffs Julio Palomino and Jackie Robinson are legally registered domestic partners who are civilly detained as sexually violent predators (SVP’s) at the Department of State Hospitals–Coalinga (DSH–C or the hospital) under California’s Sexually Violent Predator Act (SVPA) pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 6600 et seq. Robinson was initially housed with Palomino in a residential recovery unit (RRU) at DSH–C, but was transferred to an intermediate care facility (ICF) within the hospital. Palomino and Robinson filed a civil complaint against defendants DSH–C and its employees, S. Brazier and P. Blevins. Plaintiffs allege they have an unfettered right to be housed together in the RRU, and defendants unlawfully interfered with their right to cohabitate when they transferred Robinson to the ICF. According to plaintiffs, Robinson was transferred because of his sexual orientation and race.
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