Nifong v. United States

Parentheticals

• upholding a policy permitting pat searches of males by female guards, even where there might be incidental contact with the genital area

  54 Fair empl.prac.cas. 317, 55 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 40,405 James L. Timm Robert Lofquest William H. Clark David Piercy Ronald R. Ell Kerry Wells Dale A. Brown Douglas O'Keefe Pete Dwyer and Harold Irwin, Individually and on Behalf of Others Similarly Situated v. Frank Gunter, Individually and in His Capacity as Director of Nebraska Dept. Of Correctional Services Gary Grammer, Individually and in His Former Capacity as Warden for Nebraska State Penitentiary John Shaw, Individually and in His Former Capacity as Associate Acting Warden for Nebraska State Penitentiary Harold Clarke, Individually and in His Capacity as Warden for the Nebraska State Penitentiary the Class of All Present and Future Female Employees at the Nebraska State Penitentiary, Julie Kouma, Solely in Her Capacity as Representative of the Female Class, the Class of All Present and Future Male Employees at the Nebraska State Penitentiary, and Tony Cruz, Solely in His Capacity as Representative of the Male Class, Intervenors. James L. Timm Robert Lofquest William H. Clark David Piercy Ronald R. Ell Kerry Wells Dale A. Brown Douglas O'Keefe Pete Dwyer and Harold Irwin, Individually and on Behalf of Others Similarly Situated v. Frank Gunter, Individually and in His Capacity as Director of Nebraska Dept. Of Correctional Services Gary Grammer, Individually and in His Former Capacity as Warden for Nebraska State Penitentiary John Shaw, Individually and in His Former Capacity as Associate Acting Warden for Nebraska State Penitentiary Harold Clarke, Individually and in His Capacity as Warden for the Nebraska State Penitentiary, the Class of All Present and Future Female Employees at the Nebraska State Penitentiary, Julie Kouma, Solely in Her Capacity as Representative of the Female Class, the Class of All Present and Future Male Employees at the Nebraska State Penitentiary and Tony Cruz, Solely in His Capacity as Representative of the Male Class, Intervenors. James L. Timm Robert Lofquest William H. Clark David Piercy Ronald R. Ell Kerry Wells Dale A. Brown Douglas O'Keefe Pete Dwyer and Harold Irwin, Individually and on Behalf of Others Similarly Situated v. Frank Gunter, Individually and in His Capacity as Director of Nebraska Dept. Of Correctional Services Gary Grammer, Individually and in His Former Capacity as Warden for Nebraska State Penitentiary John Shaw, Individually and in His Former Capacity as Associate Acting Warden for Nebraska State Penitentiary Harold Clarke, Individually and in His Capacity as Warden for the Nebraska State Penitentiary the Class of All Present and Future Female Employees at the Nebraska State Penitentiary, Julie Kouma, Solely in Her Capacity as Representative of the Female Class, the Class of All Present and Future Male Employees at the Nebraska State Penitentiary, and Tony Cruz, Solely in His Capacity as Representative of the Male Class, Intervenors. James L. Timm Robert Lofquest William H. Clark David Piercy Ronald R. Ell Kerry Wells Dale A. Brown Douglas O'Keefe Pete Dwyer and Harold Irwin, Individually and on Behalf of Others Similarly Situated v. Frank Gunter, Individually and in His Capacity as Director of Nebraska Dept. Of Correctional Services Gary Grammer, Individually and in His Former Capacity as Warden for Nebraska State Penitentiary John Shaw, Individually and in His Former Capacity as Associate Acting Warden for Nebraska State Penitentiary Harold Clarke, Individually and in His Capacity as Warden for the Nebraska State Penitentiary the Class of All Present and Future Female Employees at the Nebraska State Penitentiary, Julie Kouma, Solely in Her Capacity as Representative of the Female Class the Class of All Present and Future Male Employees at the Nebraska State Penitentiary, and Tony Cruz, Solely in His Capacity as Representative of the Male Class

• upholding a policy permitting pat searches of males by female guards, even where there might be incidental contact with the genital area

  Timm v. Gunter

• Where likelihood of success “is less forceful ... a movant would have to make a stronger showing of irreparable harm in order to tip the balance of equity in his favor.”

  Standard Havens Products, Inc. v. Gencor Industries, Inc.

• reversed district court’s denial of preliminary injunction in light of clear showing of likelihood of success on the merits where Ninth Circuit had previously declared the patents valid and plaintiff had admitted infringement

  Calmar, Inc. v. Emson Research, Inc.

• state prison regulations that required female prisoners to be frisked only by female security guards while male prisoners were subject to being frisked by female security guards did not violate equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment

  Ronnie Smith v. Margarett Bingham

• public policy favors protection of the rights secured by the valid patents

  Henkel Corp. v. Coral, Inc.