Filed Date: Aug. 3, 1982
Closed Date: 1985
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This case was brought in the early 1980s by two DuPage County Jail inmates against the County and various officials. Plaintiffs claimed they were strip searched in violation of their rights to be protected from unreasonable search and seizure and their rights to privacy.
The claim arose out of an arrest made on January 1, 1980. Plaintiffs were both subjected to strip searches pursuant to the county's blanket strip search policy.
On December 9, 1985, the Court (Judge Moran) denied Defendants' motion for Summary Judgment, and held that a blanket strip-search policy, regardless of offense was not constitutional as a matter of law; there were additional facts to be determined.
We have no additional information about this case.
Summary Authors
Denise Heberle (3/26/2012)
Moran, Edward J (Illinois)
Last updated March 20, 2024, 3:11 a.m.
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Key Dates
Filing Date: Aug. 3, 1982
Closing Date: 1985
Case Ongoing: No reason to think so
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Two male individuals who were arrested for misdemeanor offenses in 1980 and were then each subjected to a strip search in the DuPage County Jail.
Public Interest Lawyer: Unknown
Filed Pro Se: Unknown
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
DuPage County Sheriff's Department (DuPage), County
DuPage County Jail (DuPage), County
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Constitutional Clause(s):
Unreasonable search and seizure
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Prevailing Party: Unknown
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