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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 ... read more > 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 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

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

State law
42 U.S.C. § 1983

Case Details


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
Prevailing Party	Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer	No
Nature of Relief	Unknown
Source of Relief	Settlement
Form of Settlement	Private Settlement Agreement
Case Closing Year	2005
Case Ongoing	No

Additional Resources


	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) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]

Documents

Docket(s)

SUCV2001-01297 (State Trial Court) JC-MA-0016-9001.pdf \| Detail Date: 05/12/2003
1:03-cv-10834-RGS (D. Mass.) JC-MA-0016-9000.pdf \| Detail Date: 11/16/2005 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Defendants' Memorandum in Support of Their Motion for Summary Judgment JC-MA-0016-0001.pdf \| Detail Date: 09/17/2004
Memorandum and Order on Individuals Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment (379 F.Supp.2d 138) (D. Mass.) JC-MA-0016-0004.pdf \| WESTLAW\| LEXIS \| Detail Date: 07/26/2005 Source: Google Scholar
Defendants County of Suffolk and Angelo Rao's Answer to Plaintiff's Second Amended Complaint JC-MA-0016-0003.pdf \| Detail Date: 08/12/2005
Settlement Order of Dismissal (D. Mass.) JC-MA-0016-0002.pdf \| Detail Date: 11/16/2005

People


Judges	Stearns, Richard Gaylore (D. Mass.) JC-MA-0016-0002 \| JC-MA-0016-0004 \| JC-MA-0016-9000
Plaintiff's Lawyers	Bourque, Susan M. (Massachusetts) JC-MA-0016-0004 \| JC-MA-0016-9000 \| JC-MA-0016-9001
	Parker, Eric J. (Massachusetts) JC-MA-0016-0004 \| JC-MA-0016-9000 \| JC-MA-0016-9001
Defendant's Lawyers	Cawley, Kathleen (Massachusetts) JC-MA-0016-0001 \| JC-MA-0016-0003 \| JC-MA-0016-0004 \| JC-MA-0016-9000 \| JC-MA-0016-9001