The following excerpt is from Anobile v. Pelligrino, 274 F.3d 45 (2nd Cir. 2000):
The district court concluded that the subjective motives of an inspector are irrelevant; instead, the lawfulness of the search is based on the objective circumstances surrounding it. See Anobile, 66 F. Supp. 2d at 486 (citing United States v. Dhinsa, 171 F.3d 721, 722 (2d Cir. 1998)).
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