Legal Opinion

James Campbell v. Frank Miller

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided August 20, 2004No. 03-3018PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Police in Indianapolis arrested James Campbell for possessing marijuana. Because the local jail is crowded, Indianapolis does not make a full custodial arrest of each person arrested for a misdemeanor; instead it issues a summons and citation. Before releasing Campbell, however, the police conducted a body-cavity search for drugs. Nothing was found, and no criminal prosecution ensued. Campbell then sued ten officers, the Chief of Police, and the City of Indianapolis, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, contending that the search violated the fourth amendment. He seeks not only…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. City of Los Angeles v. LyonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Wilson v. GarciaSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Sampson v. MurraySupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  4. Weinstein v. BradfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  5. Second City Music, Inc., Doing Business as Second Hand Tunes v. City of Chicago, IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2003

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Rhonda Ezell v. City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2011
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  3. Elton Gates and Luster Nelson, Individually and on Behalf of a Class v. B. ToweryCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
  4. Exodus Refugee Immigration, Inc. v. PenceDistrict Court, S.D. Indiana · 2016
  5. American Federation of Teachers v. Kanawha County Board of EducationDistrict Court, S.D. West Virginia · 2009

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