United States Fourth Circuit

The court found that defendant sheriffs' strip search of the plaintiff violated her Fourth Amendment rights, but found the defendants were properly granted qualified immunity.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/15/2004
• Published 06/15/2004

Judges

• Before MICHAEL, TRAXLER, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:Francis Thomas Draine, Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellants/Cross-Appellees Destiny Owens, et al.  Andrew Frederick Lindemann, Davidson, Morrison & Lindemann, P.A., Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellees/Cross-Appellants Leon Lott, et al. ON BRIEF:  William H. Davidson, II, Robert D. Garfield, Davidson, Morrison & Lindemann, P.A., Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellees/Cross-Appellants Leon Lott, et al.