U.S. District Court: STRIP SEARCH.

• Position: Brief Article

Kelleher v. New York State Trooper Fearon, 90 F.Supp.2d 354 (S.D.N.Y. 2000). An arrestee brought a [sections] 1983 action against a police officer, alleging that he was subjected to an unlawful strip search. The district court held that the issue of whether the officer had an objectively reasonable suspicion to strip search the arrestee was for the jury, but that the jury award of damages in the amount of $125,000 as compensation for emotional distress were excessive to the extent that they...