MICHENFELDER v. SUMNER

No. 86-1549.

860 F.2d 328 (1988)

Robert MICHENFELDER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. George SUMNER; Lieutenant Koon; C/O Horn; C/O Leslie; Sgt Jenae Holmes; Sgt Stuffelbeam; James Parker, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Submitted October 21, 1988.

Decided October 26, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Michenfelder, Carson City, Nev., for plaintiff-appellant.

David F. Sarnowski, Deputy Atty. Gen., Carson City, Nev., for defendants-appellees.

Before FLETCHER, WIGGINS and NOONAN, Circuit Judges.


FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:

Robert Michenfelder, a maximum security prisoner, appeals an adverse judgment in his § 1983 action against Nevada state prison officials for conducting strip searches and otherwise exposing unclothed male inmates to view by female guards in the course of their duties in violation of the fourth and eighth amendments. The district court found the searches reasonable, given the prison's legitimate...

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