# Santino Casio

Type: Person

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## Timeline

- **2026-07-30**: Motion to Dismiss — CDCR attorneys file a motion to dismiss the lawsuit, asserting 11th Amendment sovereign immunity from suits by foreign nationals in federal court.
- **2026-04**: Federal Lawsuit Filed — Peterson files a $100 million complaint against CDCR and others, alleging deliberate indifference, failure to protect, and unlawful confiscation of property.
- **2025-05-12**: Prison Stabbing — Daystar Peterson is stabbed 14 times by inmate Santino Casio in the yard of CCI Tehachapi at 7:20 a.m., sustaining severe injuries including collapsed lungs.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### 11th Amendment Shield Invoked in Tory Lanez’s $100M Prison Suit Dismissal Move
2026-08-01 16:54:49 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 4

California’s prison agency seeks to dismiss Tory Lanez’s $100 million federal lawsuit by asserting 11th Amendment sovereign immunity. The motion, filed after a brutal stabbing, tests whether a Canadian inmate can overcome jurisdictional bars for deliberate indifference claims against a state entity under § 1983.
Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/cdcr-motion-dismiss-tory-lanez-100m-sovereign-immunity

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