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Case Name
DeToledo v. County of Suffolk
JC-MA-0016
Docket / Court
1:03-cv-10834-RGS ( D. Mass. )
State/Territory
Massachusetts
Case Type(s)
Jail Conditions
Case Summary
This case was originally filed in Massachusetts State Court, Suffolk County on March 21, 2001, three years following the allegedly illegal activity. After two more years, the case was removed to the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The plaintiffs, visitors to the ...
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This case was originally filed in Massachusetts State Court, Suffolk County on March 21, 2001, three years following the allegedly illegal activity. After two more years, the case was removed to the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The plaintiffs, visitors to the South Bay House of Corrections who were mistakenly arrested and in the case of one, strip searched, claimed violations of their Fourth Amendment rights.
On Novemeber 16, 2005, the parties settled and the case was dismissed. No details of the settlement are available.
Denise Heberle - 08/07/2012
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Issues and Causes of Action
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Issues
Affected Gender
Female
General
Staff (number, training, qualifications, wages)
Strip search policy
Type of Facility
Government-run
Causes of Action
42 U.S.C. § 1983
State law
Case Details
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Defendant(s)
Suffolk County
Plaintiff Description
A woman that officers believed had an outstanding warrant (that had in fact been recalled) who was detained and strip-searched while visiting her fiancé at the South Bay House of Corrections.
Indexed Lawyer Organizations
None on record
Class action status sought
Class action status granted
No
Prevailing Party
Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer
No
Nature of Relief
Unknown
Source of Relief
Settlement
Form of Settlement
Private Settlement Agreement
Order Duration
not on record
Case Closing Year
2005
Case Ongoing
No
Additional Resources
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Case Studies
After Decision: Implementation of Judicial Decrees in Correctional Settings
Written: Oct. 01, 1977
By: M. Kay Harris & Dudley P. Spiller (Temple University)
Citation: (1977)
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Documents
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Docket(s)
SUCV2001-01297
(State Trial Court) 05/12/2003
JC-MA-0016-9001
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1:03-cv-10834-RGS
(D. Mass.) 11/16/2005
JC-MA-0016-9000
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General Documents
Defendants' Memorandum in Support of Their Motion for Summary Judgment
09/17/2004
JC-MA-0016-0001
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Memorandum and Order on Individuals Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment
07/26/2005 (379 F.Supp.2d 138) (D. Mass.)
JC-MA-0016-7500
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Defendants County of Suffolk and Angelo Rao's Answer to Plaintiff's Second Amended Complaint
08/12/2005
JC-MA-0016-0003
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Settlement Order of Dismissal
11/16/2005 (D. Mass.)
JC-MA-0016-0002
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People
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Judges
Stearns, Richard Gaylore
(D. Mass.)
JC-MA-0016-0002 | JC-MA-0016-7500 | JC-MA-0016-9000
Monitors/Masters
None on record
Plaintiff's Lawyers
Bourque, Susan M.
(Massachusetts)
JC-MA-0016-7500 | JC-MA-0016-9000 | JC-MA-0016-9001
Parker, Eric J.
(Massachusetts)
JC-MA-0016-7500 | JC-MA-0016-9000 | JC-MA-0016-9001
Defendant's Lawyers
Cawley, Kathleen
(Massachusetts)
JC-MA-0016-0001 | JC-MA-0016-0003 | JC-MA-0016-7500 | JC-MA-0016-9000 | JC-MA-0016-9001
Other Lawyers
None on record
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