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· 8/5/2010

Hutchinson v. West Virginia State Police

Citations

  • 731 F. Supp. 2d 521
  • 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 79158
  • 2010 WL 3069683

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that it was unreasonable for police to leave plaintiff naked any longer than was necessary, i.e., more than a few minutes, to clear the residence of danger
  • finding that Hall concluded “(1) that an occupant may only be kept naked so long as necessary to secure a room or otherwise ensure officer safety, and (2) that prolonged forced nakedness is a violation of clearly established rights”
  • granting summary judgment to officers on excessive-force claim where they dragged plaintiff by her hair out of shower and into living room to be placed, naked, with house’s remaining occupants
  • “prolonged forced nakedness is a violation of clearly established rights.”
  • analyzing prolonged forced nakedness in context of Fourth Amendment

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Judges: Robert C. Chambers

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