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Kathryn Kaniff v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided December 11, 2003No. 02-2184PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.

Kathryn Kaniff was singled out for further inspection as a suspected drug smuggler at O’Hare International Airport when she returned from a four-day trip to Jamaica over the Christmas holiday in 1997. After a pat-down search, a visual inspection of her body cavities, and an x-ray of Kaniffs abdomen failed to yield evidence of contraband, Customs officials allowed her to leave the airport. Understandably distressed by her ordeal, Kaniff sued the inspectors in their individual capacities, alleging common law tort and constitutional violations. The court later…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. Ornelas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  3. United States v. ArvizuSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  4. Reid v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. United States v. Montoya De HernandezSupreme Court of the United States · 1985

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3Cited by17 opinions

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  3. United States v. Amad ZambranaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
  4. Mayorov v. United StatesDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2015
  5. United States v. Marcos MendezCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2024

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