Legal Opinion
Lee Mercado v. Thomas Dart
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 28, 2010No. 09-3092PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge.
A class of persons detained at the Cook County Jail contends in this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 that the Sheriff of Cook County (who runs the Jail), and his staff, have subjected them to needlessly humiliating strip searches (including body-cavity searches). Plaintiffs have other contentions as well, and the district judge has certified subclasses to pursue different claims. The current appeal, by the Sheriff (other defendants have not joined this appeal), concerns only searches after February 2007 of detainees when they first arrive at the Jail.
The district judge…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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- Quern v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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