United States Federal Circuit

Search of a Bureau of Prisons employee's car by the agency, as an internal investigation for purposes of maintaining security, was conducted without reasonable suspicion under the Fourth Amendment, as an anonymous tip lacked the necessary indicia of reliability.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/12/2003
• Published 05/13/2003

Judges

• Before CLEVENGER, GAJARSA, and PROST, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Ari H. Mendelson,Law Office of Martin J. Rivas, P.A., of Coral Gables, Florida, argued for petitioner.   On the brief was Martin J. Rivas.


• For Appellees:
  
• Phyllis Jo Baunach, Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for respondent.   With her on the brief were David M. Cohen, Director, and Deborah A. Bynum, Assistant Director.   Of counsel on the brief was Neal J. Swartz, Assistant General Counsel, Federal Bureau of Prison, Department of Justice, of Washington, DC. Of counsel was Natalie R.W. Holick, Federal Bureau of Prisons.