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· 12/15/1989

Good v. Dauphin County Social Services For Children And Youth

Citations

  • 891 F.2d 1087
  • 1989 U.S. App. LEXIS 18883

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • discussing “exigent circumstances” principles applied to officer’s- al leged strip search of child while seeking evidence of abuse
  • applying ordinary probable-cause standard to inspection of child's nude body by caseworker and police officer
  • discussing \exigent circumstances\ principles applied to officer's alleged strip search of child while seeking evidence of abuse
  • denying defendants’ claim of qualified immunity because a reasonable person should have known that warrant-less search was unconstitutional given that allegations of neglect would not cause a reasonable person to believe the child was in imminent danger of serious bodily injury
  • denying defendants’ claim of qualified immunity because a reasonable person should have known that warrantless search was unconstitutional given that allegations of neglect would not cause a reasonable person to believe the child was in imminent danger of serious bodily injury
  • under “very limited exception” to warrant rule, intrusion must be reasonably necessary to alleviate the threat of immediate harm

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