Filed Date: May 23, 2006
Closed Date: June 8, 2007
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On May 23 2006, a state pretrial detainee of the Morris County Correctional Facility, filed, pro se, a complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, seeking injunctive relief and damages for violations of his Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth Amendment rights in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Specifically, the plaintiff claimed that jail officials had subjected him to mandatory strip searches, denied him access to legal phone calls and interfered with his mail, and committed sanitary violations relating to footwear and mattresses.
The plaintiff was a pretrial detainee. He alleged that he was subject to daily, mandatory strip searches from August 30 to September 8th, 2005, from March 14 to March 17, 2006, and from March 20 to March 25, 2006. Plaintiff claimed the sole purpose of these searches was to humiliate him.
On August 26, 2006, the Court (Judge Dennis Cavanaugh) dismissed several of the claims sua sponte as required by the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA). The Court allowed the strip search and interference with legal mail claims to proceed.
On June 8, 2007, Judge Cavanaugh, after converting the Defendants' motion to dismiss to a motion for summary judgment, granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants, and the case was closed.
Summary Authors
Blase Kearney (4/30/2012)
For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/5714939/parties/jones-v-morris-county-correctional-facility/
Cavanaugh, Dennis M. (New Jersey)
Falk, Mark (New Jersey)
McMahon, Edward R. (New Jersey)
O'Connor, Kevin J. (New Jersey)
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/5714939/jones-v-morris-county-correctional-facility/
Last updated April 6, 2025, 10:54 a.m.
State / Territory: New Jersey
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Key Dates
Filing Date: May 23, 2006
Closing Date: June 8, 2007
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Detainee subjected to daily strip searches without probable cause while confined in pre-hearing detention and disciplinary detention at the Morris County Correctional Facility
Plaintiff Type(s):
Public Interest Lawyer: No
Filed Pro Se: Yes
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Morris County Correctional Facility (Morris), County
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Case Details
Causes of Action:
Constitutional Clause(s):
Unreasonable search and seizure
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Prevailing Party: Defendant
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Issues
General/Misc.:
Sanitation / living conditions
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