U.S. Appeals Court: STRIP SEARCH OPPOSITE SEX.

• Position: Brief Article

Skurstenis v. Jones, 236 F.3d 678 (11th Cir. 2000). A female detainee brought an action against a county sheriff and sheriff's department staff, alleging that a strip search of her pelvic region violated her Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights. The district court granted the defendants' motion far summary judgment in part and denied it in part. The appeals court affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded in part. The appeals court held that the jail policy that required each inmate...