Filed Date: April 20, 1984
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Four anonymous pretrial detainees brought a section 1983 action against the Dakota County Sheriff, complaining that the county jail's indiscriminate strip search policy was unconstitutional as applied to them and to similarly situated individuals, specifically pretrial detainees arrested for traffic offenses, regulatory offenses, bench warrants, and misdemeanors. On July 31, 1985, the District Court in Minnesota (Judge Harry MacLaughlin) granted plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment against the County on the grounds that its strip search policy is unconstitutional under the Fourth Amendment, but denied plaintiff's motion for class certification and held that they lacked standing to seek injunctive relief. Oddly, the court nonetheless added that the policy be "immediately discontinued." The court also granted the individual defendants qualified immunity. John Does 1-100 v. Boyd, 613 F. Supp. 1514 (D. Minn. 1985).
In 1986, the District Court granted plaintiff's motion for interim attorney's fees, pending adjudication of individual damages. John Does 1-100 v. Dakota Co., 1986 WL 7554 (D. Minn. 1986).
There is no docket available for this case on PACER, so there is no information on subsequent proceedings.
Summary Authors
Kristen Sagar (6/1/2007)
Devitt, Edward James (Minnesota)
MacLaughlin, Harry Hunter (Minnesota)
Burke, Martin (Minnesota)
Johnson, Sally (Minnesota)
Marshall, Joseph B. (Minnesota)
Devitt, Edward James (Minnesota)
MacLaughlin, Harry Hunter (Minnesota)
Last updated March 23, 2024, 3:08 a.m.
Docket sheet not available via the Clearinghouse.State / Territory: Minnesota
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Key Dates
Filing Date: April 20, 1984
Case Ongoing: No reason to think so
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Four anonymous pretrial detainees who were subjected to strip searches (representing a purported class of pretrial detainees at the Dakota County Jail; class was not certified)
Public Interest Lawyer: No
Filed Pro Se: Unknown
Class Action Sought: Yes
Class Action Outcome: Granted
Defendants
Dakota County (Dakota), County
Case Details
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Constitutional Clause(s):
Unreasonable search and seizure
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Prevailing Party: Plaintiff
Nature of Relief:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
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Order Duration: 1985 - None
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