Sebastian Kothmann v. Luz Rosario

Luz Rosario appeals the district court’s denial of her motion to dismiss Sebastian Kothmann’s § 1983 claim on qualified immunity grounds. Kothmann is a thirty-eight-year-old transgender person, who, from April 13, 2010, until April 23, 2011, was incarcerated in the Lowell Correctional Institution (LCI), a female prison operated by the Florida Department of Corrections, where Rosario was employed as the Chief Health Officer. In her capacity as Chief Health Officer, Rosario had the au thority to grant or deny medical care, to approve referral and consultation requests, and the duty to supervise…