McCormick v. City of Lawrence

Luckert, J.:

Shawn P. McCormick sued the City of Lawrence (City) and various police officers for violating the strip and body caviiy search statutes, K.S.A. 22-2521 and K.S.A. 22-2522, which are made actionable by K.S.A. 22-2523. The district court dismissed McCormick’s lawsuit, ruling that it was not filed within the applicable statute of limitations. The district court found that McCormick’s cause of action was a general tort covered by the 2-year statute of limitations set forth in K.S.A. 2003 Supp. 60-513, not an action based upon a liability created by a statute covered by the 3-year…