DOE v. BURNHAM

Nos. 92-3087, 92-4158.

6 F.3d 476 (1993)

Jane DOE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William F. BURNHAM, Individually and in his Official Capacity as Sergeant and Todd Niewold, Individually and in his Official Capacity as Police Officer, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 1, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael K. Fridkin (argued), Linda J. Pauel, Sachnoff & Weaver, Chicago, IL, for Jane Doe in No. 92-3087.

Michael K. Fridkin (argued), Maureen A. Mosh, Ellen B. Katzman, Linda J. Pauel, Sachnoff & Weaver, Chicago, IL, for Jane Doe in No. 92-4158.

Richard T. Ryan (argued), Mark F. Smolens, Flynn, Murphy & Ryan, Chicago, IL, for William F. Burnham.

Before CUMMINGS, COFFEY, and MANION, Circuit Judges.


MANION, Circuit Judge.

Officer Todd Niewold arrested Pamela Greenwood1 for possession of marijuana and took her to the police station. Once there, a female police officer strip searched her. Pamela filed a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming that the strip search violated her Fourth Amendment right to be free from an unreasonable search, and her Fourteenth Amendment right to equal protection. The jury returned a verdict in favor...

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