Castillo v. Day

MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

I. Introduction

Plaintiffs are five women who were formerly incarcerated at the Hillside Community Corrections Center (“Hillside”) in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. They filed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against multiple defendants, alleging they were sexually abused and harassed in violation of the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. Plaintiffs’ complaint named fifteen defendants, including Defendant-Appellant Charlotte Day and Defendant-Appellant Mary Pav-liska, both of whom were guards at Hillside during the relevant period. Plaintiffs alleged…