Legal Opinion
Freddie Lewis v. Public Safety & Corrections, et a
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 1, 2017No. 16-30037PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRISCILLA R. OWEN, Circuit Judge:
Freddie R. Lewis brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging he was subjected to unconstitutional strip searches while incarcerated at the Winn Correctional Center (WCC) in Winnfield, Louisiana. The defendants, the Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections (LaDPSC), Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), the President of CCA, WCC, the former warden of WCC, the current warden of WCC, a number of correctional and security officers, and the former security chief of WCC, moved for summary judgment. The federal district court…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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