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Case Name
Graff v. County of Salem
JC-NJ-0019
Docket / Court
1:07-cv-02259-RMB-JS ( D.N.J. )
State/Territory
New Jersey
Case Type(s)
Jail Conditions
Special Collection
Strip Search Cases
Case Summary
On May 14, 2007, two individuals who had been arrested on minor charges filed a 42 U.S.C. §1983 class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, challenging the Salem County Correctional Department's policy and practice of strip searching all detainees regardless of ...
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On May 14, 2007, two individuals who had been arrested on minor charges filed a 42 U.S.C. §1983 class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, challenging the Salem County Correctional Department's policy and practice of strip searching all detainees regardless of the nature of their charged crime and regardless of the absence of reasonable suspicion to believe the detainees were concealing weapons or contraband. Plaintiffs, represented by private counsel, alleged that this policy and practice violated the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. They requested monetary damages, declaratory and injunctive relief, and certification of a class consisting of individuals who were strip searched at the Correctional Department after being detained non-indictable offenses
At the time of this summary, the case was still active, and no substantive motions were pending before the court.
Dan Dalton - 02/11/2008
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Issues and Causes of Action
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Issues
Affected Gender
Female
Male
Constitutional Clause
Unreasonable search and seizure
General
Search policies
Strip search policy
Plaintiff Type
Private Plaintiff
Type of Facility
Government-run
Causes of Action
42 U.S.C. § 1983
Case Details
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Defendant(s)
County of Salem
Salem County Correctional Facility
Plaintiff Description
[Proposed class] All persons who have been placed into custody of the Salem County Correctional Department after being charged with non-indictable offenses and were srip-searched upon their transfer and entry into the Salem County Correctional Department.
Class action status sought
Yes
Class action status granted
No
Filed Pro Se
No
Prevailing Party
None Yet / None
Public Int. Lawyer
No
Nature of Relief
None yet
Source of Relief
None yet
Filing Year
2007
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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Docket(s)
1:07-cv-02259-RMB-JS
(D.N.J.)
JC-NJ-0019-9000.pdf
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Detail
Date: 05/19/2009
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
General Documents
Class Action Complaint [ECF# 1]
JC-NJ-0019-0001.pdf
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Detail
Date: 05/14/2007
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Amended Class Action Complaint [ECF# 22]
JC-NJ-0019-0002.pdf
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Detail
Date: 09/28/2007
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Notice of Motion [ECF# 42]
JC-NJ-0019-0003.pdf
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Detail
Date: 12/30/2008
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Order Granting Final Approval of Class Action Settlement and Judgment [ECF# 49]
(D.N.J.)
JC-NJ-0019-0004.pdf
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Detail
Date: 05/07/2009
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
People
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Judges
Bumb, Renee Marie
(D.N.J.)
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JC-NJ-0019-0003 | JC-NJ-0019-0004 | JC-NJ-0019-9000
Schneider, Joel
(D.N.J.)
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JC-NJ-0019-9000
Williams, Karen M
(D.N.J.) [Magistrate]
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JC-NJ-0019-9000
Plaintiff's Lawyers
Cuneo, Jonathan W.
(District of Columbia)
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JC-NJ-0019-0001
Keach, Elmer Robert III
(New York)
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JC-NJ-0019-0001 | JC-NJ-0019-0002 | JC-NJ-0019-0003 | JC-NJ-0019-9000
LaDuca, Charles Joseph
(District of Columbia)
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JC-NJ-0019-0001 | JC-NJ-0019-0002 | JC-NJ-0019-0003
Lesser, Seth R.
(New York)
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JC-NJ-0019-0001 | JC-NJ-0019-0002 | JC-NJ-0019-0003 | JC-NJ-0019-9000
Riback, William A.
(New Jersey)
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JC-NJ-0019-0001 | JC-NJ-0019-0002 | JC-NJ-0019-0003 | JC-NJ-0019-9000
Rudich, Fran L.
(New York)
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JC-NJ-0019-0001 | JC-NJ-0019-0002 | JC-NJ-0019-0003
Warren, Alexandra C.
(District of Columbia)
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Defendant's Lawyers
Briddell, Dawnn Elayne
(New Jersey)
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JC-NJ-0019-9000
Lomax, Gregory E.
(New Jersey)
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JC-NJ-0019-9000
Sakach, Catherine L.
(New Jersey)
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Voyles, E. Elaine
(New Jersey)
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