Loeber v. County Of Albany.

• Position: Administrative segregation - Brief Article

U.S. District Court

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Loeber v. County Of Albany, 216 F.Supp.2d 20 (N.D.N.Y. 2002). An arrestee who was strip searched several times after being arrested brought an action under [section] 1983, alleging numerous constitutional violations and state law claims. The arrestee had been arrested pursuant to a contempt order that was later expunged. The district court held that the county jail's strip search policy was constitutional. The policy only called for strip searches upon admission to the jail where there was a reasonable suspicion that the arrestee possessed contraband, including the cigarettes and candy that the arrestee had in his possession. The court noted that the Fourth Amendment prohibits a blanket policy under which all misdemeanor or minor offense arrestees...