Richter V. Romero Et Al

On February 2, 2024, the Arizona jury returned a defense verdict in favor of the Arizona Department of Corrections officers after finding no violation of the Plaintiff's Eighth Amendment rights in this prisoner civil rights action.

Case Background

On October 25, 2019, Fernando Hernandez Richter filed a civil rights action against the Arizona Department of Corrections officers before the United States District Court, Arizona (Phoenix Division). Senior Judge David G Campbell presided over this case. [Case number: 2:19cv5513]

Cause

Plaintiff Fernando Richter was a prisoner under the Arizona Department of Corrections (DOC). In 2016, after a jury trial in Pima County Superior Court, the court convicted Richter of multiple felonies and sentenced him to a total of 58 years, served consecutively and concurrently. In March 2016, Richter entered DOC custody t