Express Jet Pilot Michael Roberts sues Napolitano over Enhanced Screening

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U.S. District Court
District of Columbia (Washington, DC)
CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 1:10-cv-01966-HHK

ROBERTS et al v. NAPOLITANO et al
Assigned to: Judge Henry H. Kennedy
Cause: 28:1391 Personal Injury
Date Filed: 11/16/2010
Jury Demand: Plaintiff
Nature of Suit: 440 Civil Rights: Other
Jurisdiction: U.S. Government Defendant
Plaintiff
MICHAEL S. ROBERTS represented by John Daniel Victor Ferman
DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP
1500 K Street, NW
Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20005-1209
(202) 842-8800
Email: john.ferman@dbr.com
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Plaintiff
ANN POE represented by John Daniel Victor Ferman
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED


V.

Defendant
JANET NAPOLITANO
In her official capacity as Secretary of Homeland Security

Defendant
JOHN S. PISTOLE
In his official capacity as Administrator of the Transportation


Date Filed # Docket Text
11/16/2010 1 COMPLAINT against JANET NAPOLITANO, JOHN S. PISTOLE ( Filing fee $ 350, receipt number 4616034241) filed by MICHAEL S. ROBERTS, ANN POE. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(dr) (Entered: 11/17/2010)
11/16/2010 SUMMONS (4) Issued as to JANET NAPOLITANO, JOHN S. PISTOLE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (dr) (Entered: 11/17/2010)

Michael Roberts.





Debate.

Rafi Sela, Israeli airport security expert weighs in.


Officials Defend Pat Downs.


Pilot calls Pat Down Intrusive, via courthousenews.


Dirt on the Coffin.


EPIC and Ralph Nader.

Ralph Nader in USAToday Editorial Column. He says that the scanners can get "stuck" and cause a radiation burn; to wit:

"John Sedat, one of four scientists at the University of California-San Francisco who is questioning the department's technical assertions, said these machines could stall, giving passengers "severe burns if not worse." He points out that "software fails often."

I'm not putting my kid in such a machine.