Legal Opinion
Dennis R. Cookish v. Commissioner Ronald Powell
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 26, 1991No. 90-2225PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Per curiam
The plaintiff, Dennis R. Cookish, an inmate at the New Hampshire State Prison, filed a complaint, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, in the District Court for the District of New Hampshire, alleging, inter alia, that the defendants, officials at the prison, violated his Fourth Amendment right to be free from unreasonable searches when female correctional officers supervised and/or observed him during a visual body cavity search. 1 The defendants moved for summary judgment, contending, as an initial matter, that no Fourth Amendment violation occurred and, secondly, assuming arguendo the existence…
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