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· 8/9/2006

Jodie Smook v. Minnehaha County

Citations

  • 457 F.3d 806
  • 2006 U.S. App. LEXIS 20382
  • 2006 WL 2265558

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that juveniles subjected to strip searches lacked standing to pursue injunctive relief on a Fourth Amendment claim because the “allegations of the complaint relate entirely to past conduct by the defendants”
  • plaintiff stripped only to her underwear; search was less invasive than if she were completely nude
  • “It has been observed that strip searches requiring a person to disrobe completely have a uniquely invasive and upsetting nature.”
  • “It has been observed that strip searches requiring a person to disrobe completely have a uniquely invasive and upsetting nature.”
  • plaintiff stripped only to her underwear; search was less invasive than if she were completely nude

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Judges: Melloy, Colloton, Benton

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