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TARDIFF v. KNOX COUNTY

Nos. 04-1065, 04-1165.

365 F.3d 1 (2004)

Laurie TARDIFF, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. KNOX COUNTY, Daniel Davey, Defendants, Appellants. Michele Nilsen, et al. Plaintiffs, Appellees v. York County, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided April 9, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter T. Marchesi with whom Wheeler & Arey, P.A., John J. Wall, III, and Monaghan Leahy, LLP were on brief for appellants Knox County, Daniel Davey and York County.

Robert J. Stolt with whom Sumner H. Lipman, Lipman, Katz & McKee, P.A., Dale Thistle, Law Office of Dale Thistle and Frank DiPrima were on brief for appellee Laurie Tardiff.

Robert J. Stolt for appellees Michele Nilsen, et al.

Howard Friedman, J. Lizette Richards, Law Offices of Howard Friedman, P.C., David G. Webbert and Johnson & Webbert, L.L.P. on brief for appellees Michele Nilsen, et al.

James R. Pingeon, Massachusetts Correctional Legal Services, Inc., Deborah M. Golden, D.C. Prisoners' Legal Services Project, and William Claiborne on brief for Massachusetts Correctional Legal Services, and D.C. Prisoners' Legal Services Project, Amici Curiae.

Christina R.L. Norris, Donna A. Schneiter and Sarah Wunsch, American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, on brief for American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, Amicus Curiae.

Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judge, and LYNCH, Circuit Judge.

BOUDIN, Chief Judge.

Before us are orders certifying class actions in two jailhouse strip search cases. The two cases, arising before two different judges in the same court (Judges Carter and Hornby), are targeted at two different Maine counties (Knox and York). In each case, a named plaintiff seeks to represent others who (it is alleged) were improperly strip searched. Following certification of the classes, we allowed interlocutory appeals and now affirm.

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