McMORRIS v. ALIOTO

No. 75-2375.

567 F.2d 897 (1978)

S. Carter McMORRIS, on behalf of himself and all other persons similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Joseph L. ALIOTO, Mayor of the City and County of San Francisco, Donald Scott, Chief of Police of the City and County of San Francisco, Washington Garner, Chairman of the Police Commission of the City and County of San Francisco, Marvin Cardoza, Police Commissioner of the City and County of San Francisco, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

January 18, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

S. Carter McMorris, pro se.

Burke E. Delventhal, City Atty. (argued), San Francisco, Cal., for defendants-appellees.

Before CHOY and KENNEDY, Circuit Judges, and WILLIAMS, District Judge.


KENNEDY, Circuit Judge:

The sole issue in this case is whether a limited search conducted as a condition of entering a state courthouse is consistent with the constitutional prohibition against unreasonable searches and seizures.

S. Carter McMorris, a member of the State Bar of California, brought an action in the federal district court pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 seeking damages and declaratory and injunctive...

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