Legal Opinion
Lisa Amaechi v. Matthew West, and Bernard R. Pfluger Town of Dumfries
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 9, 2001No. 00-1129PublishedCited by 147 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed and remanded by published opinion. Judge WILLIAMS wrote the opinion, in which Judge MICHAEL and Chief Judge ANDERSON joined.
OPINION
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
Appellee Lisa Amaechi filed suit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division, against Appellant Officer Matthew West in his individual capacity, pursuant to 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 (West Supp. 2000). 1 Amaechi sought damages arising out of what Amaechi claims was a sexually intrusive search executed upon her by West incident to her arrest for violation of a town noise ordinance. The…
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