In 1978, an individual arrested for a minor offense filed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, challenging the constitutionality of the Hennepin County Jail strip search policy.
The District Court (Judge Paul A. Magnuson) ...
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In 1978, an individual arrested for a minor offense filed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, challenging the constitutionality of the Hennepin County Jail strip search policy.
The District Court (Judge Paul A. Magnuson) dismissed the case, holding that it was time-barred by Minnesota's two-year statute of limitations for personal injury actions. Plaintiff appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
On March 13, 1987, the Eighth Circuit (Judge George Gardner Fagg) reversed, holding that the law as it existed at the time Plaintiff's suit was filed required application of a six-year statute of limitations, thereby making Plaintiff's suit timely. The Eighth Circuit refused to retroactively apply the U.S. Supreme Court case of Wilson v. Garcia, 471 U.S. 261 (1985), which changed the law governing personal injury statutes of limitations in § 1983 civil rights actions. The Eighth Circuit thereby reversed the District Court's dismissal and remanded the case to the District Court for further proceedings.
There was no PACER docket available and we have no further information on this case.
Dan Dalton - 02/17/2008
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