· 12/19/1984
Storms v. Coughlin
Citations
- 600 F. Supp. 1214
- 1984 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21122
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- noting that parties agreed that a urinalysis constituted a Fourth Amendment search
- unreasonable to collect urine from male inmates in location where female nurses and others can watch procedure
- unreasonable to collect urine from male inmates in location where female nurses and others can watch procedure
- urinalysis entitled to same level of scrutiny accorded body cavity searches because both offend human dignity and privacy and both are degrading
- taking judicial notice of seriousness of drug problem
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Judges: Haight
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