Legal Opinion

Roe v. Town of Highland

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided August 14, 1990No. 89-1792PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal of the judgment of the district court denying a motion by a member of a putative class to intervene in the action to represent the class on appeal. For the following reasons, we affirm the judgment of the district court.

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FACTS

On April 17,1987, the original plaintiff in this suit filed a civil rights action challenging the Town of Highland’s policy of strip searching women detained for any offense, including traffic offenses. Jane Roe (a pseudonym) was the named plaintiff for a putative class of women who had been strip searched in Highland. On September…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. United Airlines, Inc. v. McDonaldSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. George E. Apostol v. Mark Gallion, John Auriemma v. Fred Rice, and City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
  3. Marcial v. Coronet Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
  4. Secretary of Labor v. FitzsimmonsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
  5. Joseph C. Valentino v. Michael J. Howlett, Secretary of StateCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976

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3Cited by40 opinions

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  4. Taylor v. KeyCorpCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2012
  5. Flying J, Inc. v. Van HollenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009

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