Ninth Circuit -- CRYSTAL AMMONS V. STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT

CRYSTAL AMMONS V. STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES

No qualified immunity for supervisor of psychatric facility where allegation of past abuse was known and evidence of present improper relationship was present. 

Qualified immnuity for Director of Nursing who had better scientific data suggesting present abuse, but did not know of past allegation.

Long dissent: Qualified immunity for the supervisor.