Legal Opinion
Shannon Peters v. Michelle Risdal
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 22, 2015No. 14-1522PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.
Sioux City police officers arrested Shannon Peters for violation of a no-contact order and took her to the county jail. As the situation evolved, officers forcibly removed her clothing and required her to wear a paper suit because of concern that she might harm herself. Peters brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming that she was unreasonably “strip-searched” in violation of the Fourth Amendment.
The district court 1 granted summary judgment in favor of the officers. The case proceeded to trial on other claims, and a jury returned a verdict in favor of the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Maryland v. KingSupreme Court of the United States · 2013
- HILL v. McKINLEYCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2002
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