Jury could find that strip search of misdemeanor arrestee that occurred after his bail had been posted and at a time when he was not going to enter the general population of the jail, where there was no policy requiring the search and no reasonable suspicion that justified it, violated his Fourth Amendment rights.
Reversing district court grant of qualified immunity; two strip searches by principal and counselor of minor student T.R. based on finding marijuana stems and seeds in student’s backpack and report by other students that T.R. lit a joint in class; court holds factfinder could find search violated student’s clearly established rights.
Florence does not sanction policy of strip searching all detainees before deciding whether particular detainees will be housed in general population; for detainee who will not be housed in general population, probable cause that he is secreting evidence of a crime is necessary to justify body-cavity strip search.
Settlements and verdicts in related cases for 44 African-American men, many accused of drug dealing, strip searched on the street by Oakland police officers pursuant to custom and written strip search policy. Settlement reached after verdicts in favor of two test plaintiffs. (No deaths).