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$7,000 Award in MD Jail Strip Search; Fees Remanded

Loaded on May 15, 2007

Filed under: Strip Searches, Arrestee Searches, Police Searches, Civil Procedure, Jury Instructions, New Trial Motions. Location: Maryland.

The Fourth circuit court of appeals upheld the denial of a Baltimore, Maryland police officer's JNOV motion and objections to jury instructions. Plaintiff, a police officer, was arrested for disorderly conduct and strip searched as part of the arrest. At trial a jury awarded the plaintiff $7,000 in damages. The ...

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