Certification Of 4 Classes, Summary Judgment Denied In Jail Strip Searches Case

( January 6, 2026, 8:33 AM EST) -- DETROIT — Individualized questions prevent certification of four classes of formerly incarcerated women, and “genuine issues of material fact as to qualified immunity and Monell [v. Department of Social Services] liability” prevent summary judgment for the defendants in a case accusing a Michigan county and a police officer of carrying out unlawful strip searches, a federal judge in Michigan ruled, addressing motions by both sides....