Carrie Sama v. Edward Hannigan

OWEN, Circuit Judge:

Carrie Rahat Sama, who was incarcerated in the custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice-Correctional Institutions Division (TDCJ-CID), sought damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. She asserted that her constitutional rights were violated when her ovary and lymph nodes were removed without her consent during a radical hysterectomy. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the physicians who performed the surgery, holding they were entitled to qualified immunity. The district court also denied Sanaa's motion to recuse, submitted to the court after she…