Opinion ID: 2785909
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 5

Heading: October 13, 2011 Cell Search

Text: On October 13, 2011, Sergeant Plourd ordered Officer Rizzo to perform a search of Mr. Goguen’s cell. 21 R.45-9 (Munn Aff.) at 1. ‐20‐ Mr. Goguen asserts that, during the search, Officers Rizzo and Eddie Jacques took thousands of pages of discovery related to one of Mr. Goguen’s then-pending civil cases (against correctional officers at another county jail) and threw them on the floor. Some documents landed in the toilet and sink; all were out of order and strewn across the cell. The search uncovered a soap dish and soap; neither inmate in the cell had a receipt, and both disclaimed ownership of the items. Officer Rizzo found a cup of coffee, dried paper blocking most of the vent, and an empty coffee bag with a sugar packet under Mr. Goguen’s mattress, all of which were contraband. Officer Rizzo also found an envelope on Mr. Goguen’s side of the cell that was sealed and was marked as legal paperwork. Officer Rizzo opened the envelope and saw a memo from Major Allen, at which point he stopped and took the paperwork to Sergeant Plourd to review. Sergeant Plourd looked at the paperwork and instructed Officer Rizzo to return it to Mr. Goguen, which Officer Rizzo did. ‐21‐ Officer Rizzo wrote a disciplinary report and a notice of infraction for a violation of C–09, “Possession,”22 concerning the items found in the cell, but the charge later was dismissed.