BOONE v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA

Civil Action No. 05-1851.

668 F.Supp.2d 693 (2009)

Nakisha BOONE, et al. v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

November 3, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel C. Levin, Levin, Fishbein, Sedran & Berman, Philadelphia, PA, Elmer Robert Keach, III, Law Offices of Elmer Robert Keach, III, PC, Amsterdam, NY, Gary E. Mason, The Mason Law Firm, PC, Charles Joseph LaDuca, Alexandra Warren, Cuneo Gilbert & LaDuca, Washington, DC, Christopher G. Hayes, Law Offices of Christopher G. Hayes, West Chester, PA, for Nakisha Boone, et al.

Eleanor N. Ewing, Kelly Diffily, Craig M. Straw, City of Philadelphia Law Department, Jeffrey M. Scott, Archer & Greiner, Mark Maguire, Philadelphia Office of City Solicitor, Philadelphia, PA, for City of Philadelphia.


MEMORANDUM

McLAUGHLIN, District Judge.

The parties have moved for the certification of a class and approval of a settlement in this case involving the policy of the City of Philadelphia to strip-search all pretrial detainees upon admission to the Philadelphia Prison System (PPS). Class counsel has also moved for an award of attorneys' fees and reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses. After a hearing held on September 29, 2009, the Court grants these...

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