When is a cell searched by a jail officer?

Plaintiff also raises a claim regarding when jail officials searched his cell on one occasion and conducted a limited pat down search. It is undisputed that all of plaintiff's property was returned after the search. However, a civil detainee has no reasonable expectation of privacy in his jail cell. See Mitchell v. Nupnik, 75 F.3d 517, 522 (9th Cir. 1996). Moreover, for the same reasons discussed above, defendant has demonstrated a legitimate penological interest in restricting contraband, and plaintiff has failed to present evidence that one cell search and a limited pat down were punitive.