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Class-Action Status Granted in Erie County, New York, Strip Search Lawsuit
The lawsuit alleges that the Sheriff’s Department has a policy in place within the class period of conducting an invasive strip search of every detainee at the time that they changed from street clothes into jail uniforms without regard to the severity of the alleged offense and without reasonable suspicion of possession of contraband or weapons, in violation of the Fourth Amendment. See: Pritchard v. County of Erie, U.S.D.C.-W.D.NY, No. 1:04-cv-00534.
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Related legal case
Pritchard v. County of Erie
Year | 2010 |
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Cite | U.S.D.C.-W.D.NY, No. 1:04-cv-00534 |
Level | District Court |
Injunction Status | N/A |