Hill v. McKinley.U.S. Appeals Court STAFF OF OPPOSITE SEX VIEW BY STAFF Hill v. McKinley, 311 F.3d 899 (8th Cir. 2002). A prisoner brought [section] 1983 action alleging jail officers and a sheriff violated her Fourth Amendment right to privacy, and her privacy rights under state law. The prisoner had been marched down a hallway naked, escorted by staff members of the opposite sex, and was then strapped face down to a restrainer restrainer, n a chemical ingredient (potassium bromide) of photographic developing solution. Its function is to inhibit the fogging tendency of the solution. Like the activator, the restrainer also controls the rate of development. board in a spread-eagle position. The district court denied the defendants' request for judgment as a matter of law Judgment as a matter of law (JMOL) is a motion made by a party, during trial, claiming the opposing party has insufficient evidence to reasonably support its case. JMOL is similar to summary judgment, which is a motion made before trial. , refused to reduce damages, and granted attorney fees to the prisoner. The appeals court affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded with directions. The appeals court held that the use of male officers in an otherwise justified transfer of an unruly and naked female prisoner Plot summary After being cruelly set up crooked detective named Sugimi (Isao Natsuyagi) she had whole-heartedly fallen in love with, Nami Matsushima (aka Matsu the Scorpion) (Meiko Kaji) is sended to doing hard time in a female prison with 300 prisoners, making her 301. did not violate the Fourth Amendment. The court held that the prisoner's Fourth Amendment rights were violated when she was allowed to remain completely exposed to male officers on a restrainer board for a substantial period of time after the threat to security and safety had passed. But the court found that the officers were entitled en·ti·tle tr.v. en·ti·tled, en·ti·tling, en·ti·tles 1. To give a name or title to. 2. To furnish with a right or claim to something: to qualified immunity Qualified immunity is a doctrine in United States law providing immunity from suit to government officials performing discretionary functions when their action did not violate clearly established law. Qualified immunity was created by the U.S. because their actions did not violate clearly established law, noting that prisoners were entitled to very narrow zones of privacy. The court found that evidence supported the verdict for the prisoner on her state law privacy claim and the $2,500 compensatory damage award for invasion of privacy invasion of privacy n. the intrusion into the personal life of another, without just cause, which can give the person whose privacy has been invaded a right to bring a lawsuit for damages against the person or entity that intruded. . (Story County Jail, Iowa) |
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