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New York County Liable for Jail Strip Searches
Loaded on March 15, 2003
published in Prison Legal News
March, 2003, page 26
A U.S. district court in New York granted a former prisoner's motion to amend his complaint in a suit involving strip searches and blasted Orange County attorneys for making frivolous arguments against it.
Filed under:
Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct,
Strip Searches,
Arrestee Searches,
Civil Procedure,
Frivolous Litigation,
Complaints,
Limitations,
Municipal Liability.
Location:
New York.
Jaime Murcia was mistakenly arrested on a Federal warrant by City of Newburgh Police. He was transferred …
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