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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
Special Collection
Strip Search Cases
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
Constitutional Clause
Unreasonable search and seizure
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.
Class action status sought
No
Class action status granted
No
Filed Pro Se
No
Prevailing Party
Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer
No
Nature of Relief
Unknown
Source of Relief
Settlement
Form of Settlement
Private Settlement Agreement
Filed
05/05/2003
Case Closing Year
2005
Case Ongoing
No
Additional Resources
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Jail Strip-Search Cases: Patterns and Participants
http://law.duke.edu/journals/lcp
Date: Spring 2008
By: Margo Schlanger (Washington University in St. Louis Faculty)
Citation: 71 Law & Contemp. Problems 65 (2008)
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Documents
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Court
Docket(s)
State Trial Court
05/12/2003
SUCV2001-01297
JC-MA-0016-9001.pdf
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D. Mass.
11/16/2005
1:03-cv-10834-RGS
JC-MA-0016-9000.pdf
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General Documents
D. Mass.
09/17/2004
Defendants' Memorandum in Support of Their Motion for Summary Judgment
JC-MA-0016-0001.pdf
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D. Mass.
07/26/2005
Memorandum and Order on Individuals Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment
(379 F.Supp.2d 138)
JC-MA-0016-0004.pdf
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D. Mass.
08/12/2005
Defendants County of Suffolk and Angelo Rao's Answer to Plaintiff's Second Amended Complaint
JC-MA-0016-0003.pdf
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D. Mass.
11/16/2005
Settlement Order of Dismissal
JC-MA-0016-0002.pdf
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People
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Judges
Stearns, Richard Gaylore
(D. Mass.)
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JC-MA-0016-0002 | JC-MA-0016-0004 | JC-MA-0016-9000
Plaintiff's Lawyers
Bourque, Susan M.
(Massachusetts)
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JC-MA-0016-0004 | JC-MA-0016-9000 | JC-MA-0016-9001
Parker, Eric J.
(Massachusetts)
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JC-MA-0016-0004 | JC-MA-0016-9000 | JC-MA-0016-9001
Defendant's Lawyers
Cawley, Kathleen
(Massachusetts)
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JC-MA-0016-0001 | JC-MA-0016-0003 | JC-MA-0016-0004 | JC-MA-0016-9000 | JC-MA-0016-9001
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