The panel granted a petition for a writ of mandamus ordering the judges within the District of Arizona to comply with this court’s decision in United States v. Sanchez-Gomez, 859 F.3d 649 (9th Cir. 2017) (en banc), which held that before placing a defendant in shackles, the district court must “make an individualized decision that a compelling government purpose would be served and that shackles are the least restrictive means for maintaining security and order.”

The opinion is worth reading: it is not every day the entire federal court of a district is enjoined and told that they are wrong. Relish the reading.

(See attached file: Document)