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CA10: A strip search for disorderly conduct was unreasonable

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

Plaintiff’s arrest for disorderly conduct did not justify his strip search. Stearns v. Clarkson, 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 16926 (10th Cir. August 13, 2010).* Plaintiff attorney’s supposed First and Fourth Amendment claims against the Pennsylvania Supreme Court for a disciplinary action for her actions in federal court was patently frivolous and was properly dismissed with sanctions. Her ad hominem attacks against one of the judges requires she be referred to the disciplinary committee. Haagensen v. Supreme Court of Pa., 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 16975 (3d Cir. August 11, 2010) (unpublished).* Defendant was encountered in a high crime area in the rain, without a coat, carrying a duffle bag. The officer talked to him and got identifying information and let him go...continue to full post

Full post as published by Fourth Amendment on August 18, 2010 (boomark / email).