Katie Garding v. Montana Department of Corrections

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT KATIE GARDING, Nos. 23-35272 23-35327 Petitioner-Appellee / Cross-Appellant, D.C. No. v. 9:20-cv-00105- DLC-KLD MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, OPINION Respondent-Appellant / Cross-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Montana Dana L. Christensen, District Judge, Presiding Argued and Submitted September 15, 2023 Seattle, Washington Filed June 28, 2024 Before: William A. Fletcher, Ryan D. Nelson, and Daniel P. Collins, Circuit Judges. Opinion by Judge R. Nelson; Dissent by Judge W.…