D.Conn.: Stripped down and strapped to bed in prison states 4A claim

In PLRA screening over a jail strip search and leaving plaintiff naked strapped down to his bed, “[t]he Court cannot discern a legitimate justification for leaving Smith in four-point restraints without a gown or a blanket to cover his naked body. Thus, the Court concludes that Smith has asserted sufficient facts to meet the second part of the Fourth Amendment bodily integrity inquiry. This Fourth Amendment privacy claim will proceed against Nurse Jane Doe in her individual capacity.” Smith v. Barone, 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 44353 (D. Conn. Mar. 10, 2021).

The officer noted bulges under defendant’s clothing, and that led to a request for consent to a patdown which the court finds was consensual. That led to probable cause. United States v. Dodd-Gomez, 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 43723 (D. N.M. Mar. 9, 2021).*