Thomsen v. Ross.

• Position: Thomsen v. Ross, 368 F.Supp.2d 961 - Brief Article

U.S. District Court

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Thomsen v. Ross, 368 F.Supp.2d 961 (D.Minn. 2005). A detainee brought a [section] 1983 civil rights action against a county and county employees, alleging he was wrongfully strip searched and suffered a broken hand after he arrested on driving under the influence (DUI) charges. The district court granted summary judgment for the defendants in part, and denied it in part. The court held that opening three of the detainee's attorney letters outside of his presence did not violate his Fourteenth Amendment right to court access, where the letters were not confiscated and did not prevent the detainee from communicating with his attorney, and did not address...