Legal Opinion

Joseph Watson Bill Harris v. Marie Jones

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided December 1, 1992No. 92-2034PublishedCited by 56 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BEAM, Circuit Judge.

Joseph Watson and Bill Harris, Missouri inmates, appeal the district court’s grant of summary judgment to defendant Jones in their 42 U.S.C. § 1983 case. We reverse and remand.

In a verified complaint, Watson and Harris alleged that Jones, a female corrections officer, performed almost daily routine pat-down searches for the two months preceding November 2, 1990, that consisted of tickling and “a deliberate examination of the genital, anus, lower stomach and thigh areas.” They alleged that, when they informed Jones that they wished to be searched by male guards, Jones…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Timm v. GunterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
  2. Vera (Ham) Robinson v. James Monaghan, M.D.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
  3. Williams v. AdamsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991

3Cited by56 opinions

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  4. Richard John Freitas, Sr., Appellee/cross-Appellant v. John Ault, Appellant/cross-Appellee, and Irene G. Howard, Defendant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
  5. Robert Reich, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Conagra, Inc., Doing Business as Northwest Fabrics & CraftsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993

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