Legal Opinion
Ford v. City of Boston
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided July 31, 2001No. CIV. 98-11346-NGPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM RE: MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT BY AND AGAINST THE CLASS PLAINTIFFS
GERTNER, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Between December 10, 1995, and September 20, 1999 (“class period”), the City of Boston (“City”) followed an express policy of transferring all female arrestees who could not post bail to Suffolk County’s maximum security Nashua Street Jail (“Jail”). In contrast, the City held male arrestees in City facilities. During the same time period, the Suffolk County (“County”) Sheriffs Department followed an express policy of subjecting these Jail admittees — all women — to strip and…
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