Filed Date: April 6, 1982
Closed Date: Sept. 12, 1983
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A pretrial detainee brought this case on September 12, 1983 against the City of Chicago, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. She claimed she was illegally strip searched when she could not post bond and was placed into general population at the County Jail.
On November 3, 1983, the District Court (Judge Shadur) dismissed her claims against the city defendants and her claim for punitive damages, but denied the County's motion to dismiss. Roscom v. City of Chicago, 550 F.Supp. 153 (N.D. Ill. 1982).
After a bench trial, the Court (Judge Shakur) dismissed the remainder of plaintiff's case, holding that absent evidence that a search is abusive or other than routine, and because there was a legitimate security concern, the search was reasonable. 570 F.Supp. 1259 Roscom v. City of Chicago (N.D. Ill. 1983)
Summary Authors
Denise Heberle (3/23/2012)
Daley, Richard M. (Illinois)
Garber, Stanley J. (Illinois)
Kahan, Penny Nathan (Illinois)
Kemmer, Randolph T. (Illinois)
Papushkewych, Darka (Illinois)
Shadur, Milton Irving (Illinois)
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Key Dates
Filing Date: April 6, 1982
Closing Date: Sept. 12, 1983
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Woman arrested pursuant to warrant for writing bad checks. She was strip-searched at the County Jail after having spent several hours in a holding cell with other detainees, and before being put into the general jail population.
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Public Interest Lawyer: No
Filed Pro Se: Unknown
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
City of Chicago (Chicago), City
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Unreasonable search and seizure
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