Federal lawsuit challenging, on Fourth Amendment grounds, a police department’s actions in strip-searching the plaintiff and leaving her naked in a holding cell for over five hours after she was arrested for “driving under the influence.”
Lanoue v. City of Woonsocket
Attorney(s)
V. Edward Formisano
Date filed
March 27, 2003
Status
Closed
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