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Case Name	Logan v. Shealy	JC-VA-0010
Docket / Court	80-210-A ( E.D. Va. )
State/Territory	Virginia
Case Type(s)	Jail Conditions
Special Collection	Strip Search Cases
Case Summary	Case summary not yet recorded compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Affected Gender

Female

Constitutional Clause

Due Process

Unreasonable search and seizure

General

Search policies

Strip search policy

Type of Facility

Government-run

Causes of Action

42 U.S.C. § 1983

Case Details


Defendant(s)	Arlington County
Plaintiff Description	Plaintiff was arrested for driving while intoxicated, and she refused to take a breathalyzer test. She was later strip-searched at the Alrington County sheriff's office and allegedly not allowed to speak with an attorney.
Class action status sought	No
Class action status granted	No
Filed Pro Se	No
Prevailing Party	Unknown
Public Int. Lawyer	No
Nature of Relief	Unknown
Source of Relief	Unknown
Filed	1980
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)

No docket sheet currently in the collection

General Documents

Memorandum Opinion and Order (500 F.Supp. 502) (E.D. Va.) JC-VA-0010-0002.pdf \| WESTLAW\| LEXIS \| Detail Date: 09/30/1980 Source: Google Scholar
Opinion (660 F.2d 1007) JC-VA-0010-0001.pdf \| WESTLAW\| LEXIS \| Detail Date: 10/07/1981 Source: Google Scholar
Opinion [Granting Temporary Stay] (454 U.S. 1304) JC-VA-0010-0003.pdf \| WESTLAW\| LEXIS \| Detail Date: 12/09/1981
Opinion [Vacating Stay of 12/09/1981) (454 U.S. 1117) JC-VA-0010-0004.pdf \| WESTLAW\| LEXIS \| Detail Date: 12/09/1981 Source: Westlaw

People


Judges	Haynsworth, Clement Furman Jr. (Fourth Circuit) show/hide docs JC-VA-0010-0001 Lewis, Oren Ritter (E.D. Va.) show/hide docs JC-VA-0010-0002 Phillips, James Dickson Jr. (Fourth Circuit) show/hide docs JC-VA-0010-0001 Rehnquist, William Hubbs (SCOTUS) show/hide docs JC-VA-0010-0003 \| JC-VA-0010-0004 Winter, Harrison Lee (D. Md., Fourth Circuit) show/hide docs JC-VA-0010-0001
Plaintiff's Lawyers	Ahern, Albert J. (Virginia) show/hide docs JC-VA-0010-0001 \| JC-VA-0010-0002 Dolan, William D. III (Virginia) show/hide docs JC-VA-0010-0002 Guidoboni, Thomas A. (Virginia) show/hide docs JC-VA-0010-0001 \| JC-VA-0010-0002 Hilton, Claude M. (Virginia) show/hide docs JC-VA-0010-0001 \| JC-VA-0010-0002 Tonnessen, Peter T. (Virginia) show/hide docs JC-VA-0010-0001
Defendant's Lawyers	Emrich, Jerry K. (Virginia) show/hide docs JC-VA-0010-0001 \| JC-VA-0010-0002