Filed Date: April 1, 1986
Closed Date: 1987
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A woman arrested for driving with a suspended license filed this action in 1986 in the United States District Court for the District of Kansas, claiming her strip search after booking violated her Fourth Amendment rights. On cross motions for summary judgment, the Court (Judge Crow) found that the county jail's policy of subjecting pretrial detainees arrested for traffic offenses or minor misdemeanors was unconstitutional.
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Summary Authors
Denise Heberle (4/9/2012)
Crow, Sam A. (Kansas)
Johnson, John W. (Kansas)
Law, Casey R. (Kansas)
Crow, Sam A. (Kansas)
Last updated April 15, 2024, 3:12 a.m.
Docket sheet not available via the Clearinghouse.State / Territory: Kansas
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Filing Date: April 1, 1986
Closing Date: 1987
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Woman strip-searched in the police station after being arrested for driving with a suspended license.
Public Interest Lawyer: Unknown
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Finney County, KS (Finney), County
Finney County Law Enforcement Center (Finney), County
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Unreasonable search and seizure
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