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GOFF v. NIX

Nos. 84-1416, 85-1119.

803 F.2d 358 (1986)

George GOFF, Appellee, v. Crispus NIX, Warden; Hal Farrier, Director of Corrections; Kurt Gary, Correctional Officer; Correctional Officer Matlock, Appellants. (Two Cases)

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided October 9, 1986.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied January 20, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Parmeter, Asst. Atty. Gen., Des Moines, Iowa, for appellants.

Barbara A. Schwartz, Iowa City, Iowa, for appellee.

Before ROSS, Circuit Judge, BRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judge, and BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied January 20, 1987.

BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs George Goff, David Heaton, and Terry Schertz are inmates at the Iowa State Penitentiary (ISP) in Fort Madison, Iowa. Asserting causes of action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, plaintiffs allege that the conduct of visual body cavity (VBC) searches by ISP officials as a condition of any movement outside their living unit or before being taken outside the confines of the...

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