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Ninth Circuit Reinstates Religious Exercise Claim from Arizona “Christian-Israelite” Prisoner Denied Passover Meal by Michael Thompson In 2017, a prisoner describing himself as a “Christian-Israelite” was denied access to his Arizona prison’s Passover meal after the unit chaplain challenged his religious beliefs. Michael Ray Fuqua was incarcerated at the Arizona …
Fifth Circuit Reinstates Baha’i Texas Prisoner’s Dietary Claim by Matthew Clarke On September 11, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated a summary judgment dismissing a prisoner’s claim that the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) refused to provide him a diet that conformed to …
Article • January 15, 2025 • from PLN January, 2025
Fourth Circuit Revives West Virginia Prisoner’s RLUIPA Claim Over Religious Diet with Soy He Can’t Digest by On March 20, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reversed dismissal of an Islamic prisoner’s federal civil rights lawsuit accusing West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DCR) …
Article • January 15, 2025 • from PLN January, 2025
Ninth Circuit Greenlights Muslim Hawaii Prisoner’s Challenge to Early-Served Ramadan Meals by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On February 5, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed a grant of summary judgment to Defendant Hawaii Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DCR) officials accused by prisoner Dewitt …
Article • May 1, 2024 • from PLN May, 2024
Aramark: Prison Food for Thought by Prisoners caged in lockups where Aramark provides the food service rarely enthuse about great quality meals. So it may come as a surprise that an employee of the firm’s German subsidiary won a Next Chef Award on March 11, 2024. After tasting a dish …
Article • May 1, 2023 • from PLN May, 2023
Fifth Circuit Again Revives Muslim Texas Prisoner’s Suit Over Halal Meals Denied During Hurricane Evacuation by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On July 22, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that a district court erred when it tossed a Muslim prisoner’s lawsuit over denial of …
Article • October 31, 2022 • from PLN November, 2022
Filed under: Settlements, Religious Diet
Georgia Sheriff Agrees To Provide Muslim Prisoners With Halal Meals for Ramadan by Jacob Barrett by Jacob Barrett On April 19, 2022, Georgia’s DeKalb County Jail (DCJ) and county Sheriff Melody M. Maddox filed a stipulation in a civil suit agreeing to provide religious meals for Muslim prisoners observing daylight …
Article • May 1, 2022 • from PLN May, 2022
Filed under: Food, Religious Diet
Preliminary Injunction Granted to Illinois Prisoner to Receive Non-Allergenic Kosher Meals by David Reutter by David M. Reutter An Illinois federal district court issued a preliminary injunction in favor of a state prisoner on October 12, 2021, requiring prison officials to provide him fresh or frozen kosher meal entrées because …
Article • March 1, 2022 • from PLN March, 2022
Michigan Prisons Ordered to Provide Jewish Prisoners Meat and Dairy on Sabbath and Holidays; Sixth Circuit Affirms by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On October 12, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed a district court’s judgment in favor of Michigan prisoners who sought a …
Former AZ Assistant AG Disciplined for Misconduct in Muslim Prisoner’s Lawsuit by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney  In August 2021, the Arizona State Bar disciplined a former state Assistant Attorney General, Michael John Hrnicek, for his misconduct while opposing a prisoner’s lawsuit against several employees of the state Department of …
Hines v. Godinez, IL, Settlement, Right to Religious Worship, 2021 Information Sheet for Case Number Case Name Filed Received Status Hines, Monterio #K37156 v. IDOC, et al. 5/9/14 7/21/14 closed Official Case# Case# 14-CV-529 14-529 Defendants: p13 ;ntiffs: Date Served Class Action 0 On Appeal Spears Opposing Counsel: Institutions. CJ …
Brief • February 10, 2021
Lumpkins v. Lewis, IL, Settlement, Right to Religious Worship, 2021 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION RYON EARL LUMPKINS Plaintiff, V. DIRECTOR JAMES C. LEWIS and LIEUTENANT CHARLIE CONKLIN ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No. I 8-cv-06476 Judge Franklin U. Valderrama …
Article • November 1, 2020 • from PLN November, 2020
Sixth Circuit Reverses and Allows Ohio Prisoner’s Civil Rights Lawsuit to Proceed by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the grant of summary judgment to Ohio prison officials in a civil rights action alleging a prisoner’s rights were violated because he was denied …
Brief • October 16, 2020
Young v. Newton, VA, Order, Religious Freedom, 2020 Case 1:18-cv-00851-AJT-JFA Document 123 Filed 10/16/20 Page 1 of 59 PageID# 3604 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Alexandria Division MITCHELL YOUNG, et al., ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Plaintiffs, V. JEFFERY …
Brief • August 12, 2020
Roberts v. Sinclair, 9th Circuit, Appellants Reply Brief, Religious Discrimination, 2020 No. 19-35846 IN THE mntteb ~tates (!Court of ~peals FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT DEMARIO ROBERTS, ET AL, Plaintiff-Appellants, v. STEPHEN SINCLAIR, ET AL, Defendants-Appellees. On Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington REPLY …
Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020
Filed under: Commissary, Religious Diet
Jewish Michigan Prisoners Win Injunction for Religious Sabbath and Holiday Meals by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On January 30, 2020, a Michigan federal district court found the state Department of Corrections (MDOC) “places a substantial burden” on Jewish prisoners’ “religious beliefs by mandating a vegan diet for inmates …
Article • April 1, 2020 • from PLN April, 2020
Filed under: RLUIPA, Religious Diet
Muslim Georgia Prisoner Wins RLUIPA Reversal in 11th Circuit Over Vegetarian Meals by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, in an unpublished opinion, reversed the dismissal of a Georgia prisoner’s First and Eighth Amendment damage claims that alleged he was denied a vegan diet …
Brief • February 18, 2020
Roberts v. Sinclair, 9th Circuit, Appellants Opening Brief, Religious Discrimination, 2020 Case: 19-35846, 02/18/2020, ID: 11601033, DktEntry: 16, Page 1 of 57 No. 19-35846 IN THE FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT DEMARIO ROBERTS, ET AL, Plaintiff-Appellants, v. STEPHEN SINCLAIR, ET AL, Defendants-Appellees. On Appeal from the United States District Court for …
Ackerman v. Washington, MI, Order, Kosher Meals in Prison, 2020 Case 4:13-cv-14137-LVP-MKM ECF No. 243 filed 01/30/20 PageID.2509 Page 1 of 35 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION GERALD ACKERMAN and MARK SHAYKIN, Plaintiffs, Civil Case No. 13-14137 Honorable Linda V. Parker v. HEIDI WASHINGTON, Defendant. …
Brief • January 29, 2020
Ackerman et al. v. Washington, MI, Opinion and Order, Kosher Meals in Prison, 2020 Case 4:13-cv-14137-LVP-MKM ECF No. 241 filed 01/29/20 PageID.2491 Page 1 of 15 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION GERLAD ACKERMAN and MARK SHAYKIN, Plaintiffs, Civil Case No. 13-14137 Honorable Linda V. Parker …
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