Legal Opinion
Ortega v. Edgman
District Court, D. New Mexico
Decided January 24, 2023No. 1:21-cv-00728Unknown
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO MAX ORTEGA III, Plaintiff, v. No. CIV 21-0728 RB/JHR WILLIAM EDGMAN, LOUISE LOPEZ,1 NEW MEXICO CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT, and DOES (1–50), Defendants. AMENDED MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER2 While Plaintiff Max Ortega III was awaiting trial on a criminal charge, a state court district judge placed him into the custody of the New Mexico Corrections Department (NMCD) on a “Safekeeping Order” pursuant to
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 33-3-15. According to NMCD policy, Ortega was housed in the “Restrictive Housing Unit” (RHU or solitary…
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