Legal Opinion
Stewart v. Lubbock County
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 5, 1985No. Nos. 84-1199, 84-1331 and 84-1406PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT MADDEN HILL, Circuit Judge:
Lubbock County, Texas, and officials of the Sheriff’s Department, defendants, in these two consolidated cases on appeal allege legal error in the district court’s ruling that the County’s strip search policy was unconstitutional. In the Stewart case, defendants also allege that the district court abused its discretion in refusing to set aside a default judgment for attorney’s fees. We agree with the district court’s ruling that the strip search policy was unconstitutional and affirm the judgments in both cases. We also affirm the award of attorney’s fees in…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Blum v. StensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- City of Los Angeles v. LyonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Juidice v. VailSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by43 opinions
- Robert E. Thompson v. City of Los Angeles, and County of Los Angeles, University of California at Los AngelesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
- Swain v. SpinneyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
- Chapman v. NicholsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993
- Williams v. Kaufman CountyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2003
- Paulette Stewart v. Lubbock County, Texas, Barbara Wilkerson, on Behalf of Herself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Lubbock County, Texas and Delwin Lee (Sonny) Keesee, Individually and in His Capacity as Sheriff of Lubbock County, Tx.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
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