Description
Zenaida Hernandez visited a prisoner at Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center on September 18, 2011. Ms. Hernandez was allowed to visit the prisoner briefly; a glass barrier separated them. Defendants then took her to a room and forced her to strip naked and remove her menstrual pad. Two defendants stood behind her, inspecting her naked body. Ms. Hernandez did not have any contraband, nor was there probable cause to believe she did. The court’s decision on summary judgment concluded that “an objectively reasonable prison official would not have believed that he or she had reasonable suspicion to strip-search plaintiff.” Hernandez v. Monantez, F. Supp. 2d, 2014 WL 1784053, No. 12-11062-FDS (D. Mass. May 2, 2014)
Firm Name
State
Docket Number / Citation
Court
Claim(s) / Cause(s) of Action
Year Filed
Year Resolved
Stage of litigation that case resolved
Total Dollar Amount
70,000
Total Damages
20,000
Attorney's Fees
50,000
Number of Plaintiffs
1
Class Action
No
PLRA Applied
No
Plaintiff Sought Injunctive Relief
No
Wrongful Conviction
No
Excessive Force
No
Fatal Excessive Force
No