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TINETTI v. WITTKE

No. 79-2442.

620 F.2d 160 (1980)

Jill TINETTI, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lee WITTKE, Sheriff Racine County, Jane Doe, a Racine County Matron whose name is unknown, and County of Racine, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 24, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard H. Kjeldgaard, Racine, Wis., for defendants-appellants.

Terry W. Rose, Kenosha, Wis., Raymond M. Dall'osto, Milwaukee, Wis., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CASTLE, Senior Circuit Judge, SWYGERT and SPRECHER, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

Plaintiff-appellee Jill Tinetti brought this suit challenging the constitutionality of the defendants-appellants' practice of strip-searching persons arrested for non-misdemeanor traffic offenses. The searches were conducted upon all such offenders who were detained overnight in the Racine County jail due to an unwillingness or inability to post bond before their initial appearance in court.1 The searches were conducted despite...

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