D.Del.: Videotaping an otherwise valid prison strip search isn’t a per se 4A violation

“Plaintiff does not allege that the search itself violated his rights but, rather, it is the recording of the search that he finds objectionable.” “[U]sing a camera to record a strip search in a prison does not, by itself, amount to a constitutional violation.” Webb v. May, 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3327 (D. Del. Jan. 8, 2021).*

“Plaintiff’s allegations [against a supermarket chain] recount a ‘consensual encounter,’ not a ‘seizure’ under the Fourth Amendment.” “Even if the encounter could be classified as a seizure, the Court finds that it was reasonable under the totality of the circumstances.” Reece v. H.E.B. Grocery Store LP, 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3379 (W.D. Tex. Jan. 7, 2021).*

Defendant’s “generalized description alone would not support reasonable suspicion; but the description was not the only basis upon which Officer Farley suspected Mr. Torres-Miranda to be one of the robbery suspects.” Defendant’s furtive movements with it added to reasonable suspicion. United States v. Torres-Miranda, 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3343 (D. Conn. Jan. 8, 2021).*

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