Filed Date: Nov. 1, 1983
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This case was brought in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado by an individual claiming his fourth amendment rights were violated when he was strip searched after being arrested on an invalid warrant on his way to work. He sued a police officer and the City and County of Denver Colorado.
The District Court (Judge Richard P. Matsch) dismissed the case, holding that the search was not unreasonable. Plaintiff appealed.
On May 30, 1984, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit reversed the lower court, holding there was no justification for the strip search.
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Denise Heberle (3/28/2012)
Chilson, Olin Hatfield (Colorado)
Logan, James Kenneth (Kansas)
McWilliams, Robert Hugh Jr. (Colorado)
Berrett, David M. (Colorado)
Halaby, Theodore S. (Colorado)
Chilson, Olin Hatfield (Colorado)
Logan, James Kenneth (Kansas)
McWilliams, Robert Hugh Jr. (Colorado)
Last updated March 23, 2024, 3:11 a.m.
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Filing Date: Nov. 1, 1983
Case Ongoing: No reason to think so
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Plaintiff was arrested on a bench warrant for failure to appear on a traffic citation. The warrant had been withdrawn, but the officer did not contact the county court. The arrestee was strip searched and placed with the general jail population.
Public Interest Lawyer: No
Filed Pro Se: Unknown
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
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The City and County of Denver (Denver, Denver), County
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Unreasonable search and seizure
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