American Samoa Government v. Majhor

ORDER DENYING IN PART AND GRANTING IN PART PETITIONS FOR HABEAS CORPUS

Introduction

Petitioner Diane Majhor (“Majhor”), a pretrial detainee, on December 6, 2004, and Petitioner Selina Ropati (“Ropati”), a convicted prisoner (together “Petitioners”), on December 7, 2004, petitioned for writs of habeas corpus. The petitions were consolidated for order to show cause hearings taking place on December 9, 15, and 23, 2004. Both petitions challenged Petitioners’ conditions of confinement and denial of privileges after having been transferred from the general female prison population to the “Bravo…