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Rich v. Crews, FL, Order, religious diet kosher, 2014

Brief • February 10, 2014

Filed under: Religious Diet

Rich v. Crews, FL, Order, religious diet kosher, 2014 Case 1:10-cv-00157-MP-GRJ Document 100 Filed 02/10/14 Page 1 of 1 Page 1 of 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA GAINESVILLE DIVISION BRUCE RICH, Plaintiff, v. CASE NO. 1:10-cv-00157-MP-GRJ MICHAEL D. CREWS, Secretary, Florida Department …

Religious Diet Qualified Immunity Test Outlined by Seventh Circuit

Article • January 15, 2014 • from PLN January, 2014

Filed under: RLUIPA, Qualified Immunity, Religious Freedom, Religious Diet

Religious Diet Qualified Immunity Test Outlined by Seventh Circuit by The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has held that when determining whether a prison official is entitled to qualified immunity for refusing a prisoner’s request for a religious diet, the district court must determine whether the official used the tenets …

Ninth Circuit: No Summary Judgment on Claim of Excessive Use of Pepper Spray

Article • January 15, 2014 • from PLN January, 2014

Filed under: Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Immunity/Liability, Qualified Immunity, Religious Diet

Ninth Circuit: No Summary Judgment on Claim of Excessive Use of Pepper Spray by On January 17, 2013, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a grant of summary judgment in favor of California prison officials, concluding that the district court had failed to consider the evidence in the light …

White v. Ryan, AZ, Settlement, Right to Religious Worship, 2014

Brief • January 8, 2014

Filed under: Religious Diet

White v. Ryan, AZ, Settlement, Right to Religious Worship, 2014 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE This Settlement Agreement and Release ("Settlement Agreement") is entered into, on, by and among DEMETRIUS M. WHITE, Arizona Depai1ment of Corrections ("ADC")#- individually (the "Plaintiff'), MICHAEL LINDERMAN and NICHOLAS DESMOND, their agents, representatives, employees, officials, boards, …

United States v. Secretary, FL DOC, FL, Dft's Notice of Appeal, Denial of Kosher Meals, 2014

Brief • January 6, 2014

Filed under: Religious Diet

United States v. Secretary, FL DOC, FL, Dft's Notice of Appeal, Denial of Kosher Meals, 2014 Case 1:12-cv-22958-PAS Document 120 Entered on FLSD Docket 01/06/2014 Page 1 of 2 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA Case No. 1:12-CV-22958-SEITZ/SIMONTON UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. …

Carrv. Samuels, IN, Complaint - RFRA - Halal Meat 2014

Brief • January 3, 2014

Filed under: Religious Discrimination, Food, Religious Diet

Carrv. Samuels, IN, Complaint - RFRA - Halal Meat 2014 Case 2:14-cv-00001-WTL-WGH Document 1 Filed 01/03/14 Page 1 of 19 PageID #: 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA TERRE HAUTE DIVISION BRIAN CARR et al., Plaintiffs, v. No. 2:14-CV-1 CHARLES E. SAMUELS, JR. DIRECTOR, FEDERAL …

United States v. Florida DOC, FL, Injunction, Kosher Diet, 2013

Brief • December 5, 2013

Filed under: Religious Diet

United States v. Florida DOC, FL, Injunction, Kosher Diet, 2013 Case Case1:12-cv-22958-PAS 1:12-cv-22958-PAS Document Document120-1 106 Entered Enteredon onFLSD FLSDDocket Docket12/06/2013 01/06/2014 Page Page11ofof34 34 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA CASE N O.12-22958-CIV-SEITZ/SIM ONTON UNITED STATES OF AM ERICA , Plaintiff, VS. SECRETA RY ,FLORID A D …

Excessive Gas May Substantially Burden Religion Under RLUIPA

Article • August 15, 2013

Filed under: Medical, Gastrointestinal, RLUIPA, Religious Diet

Excessive Gas May Substantially Burden Religion Under RLUIPA by The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated summary judgment on an Arizona prisoner’s religious diet claims because the lower court made inadequate findings. The Court also rejected Defendants’ contention “that excessive gas simply does not constitute a substantial burden” under the …

Florida Prisons End Religious Diet Accommodation

Article • August 15, 2013

Filed under: Private Prisons, Food/Commissary (Private Prisons), Religious Diet

Florida Prisons End Religious Diet Accommodation by The Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) has ended a four-year-long program that provided Jewish and Muslim prisoners with meals that satisfy their religious requirements. Originally, the program was aimed solely at Jewish prisoners. Costs and fairness were cited as the factors to end …

Miles v. Guice, NC, Complaint, Religious Diet, 2013

Brief • August 14, 2013

Filed under: Religious Diet

Miles v. Guice, NC, Complaint, Religious Diet, 2013 FILED AUG 1 4 2013 REVISED DATE: 09/200 l FORM TO BE USED BY A STA TE PRISONER IN FILING A COMPLAINT UNDE THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT, 42 U.S.C. SECTION 1983 OR BY A FEDERAL PRISONER IN FILING A BIVENS CLAIM. UNITED …

Furnace v. Sullivan, CA, Settlement, Excessive Force and Religious Diet,

Brief • June 14, 2013

Filed under: Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Religious Diet

Furnace v. Sullivan, CA, Settlement, Excessive Force and Religious Diet, Page 1 of 4 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE I. PARTIES This Settlement Agreement and Release (Agreement) concerns Edward Terran Furnace (Plaintiff) and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) on behalf of Defendants Sullivan, Soto, and Morales. Plaintiff, CDCR, …

Vinning-El v. Evans, IL, Settlement, Religious Diet, 2013

Brief • June 10, 2013

Filed under: Religious Diet

Vinning-El v. Evans, IL, Settlement, Religious Diet, 2013 KIRK~ANP&E~L!S LLP PAGE IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EAST ST. LOUIS DIVISION Mondrea Vinning-EI, #863459, ) ) Plaintiff, Case No. OS·cv-570-DRH l ~ VS, John D. Evans, et al., Defendants. Hon. David R. Herndon ) …

Muslim Prisoners Challenge Ohio’s Denial of Halal Meals; Pork Producers Protest

Article • May 15, 2013 • from PLN May, 2013

Filed under: Federal Statutory Law, RLUIPA, Death Row, Religious Diet

Muslim Prisoners Challenge Ohio’s Denial of Halal Meals; Pork Producers Protest by Joe Watson In 2011, Abdul-Hamead Awkal, II, 52, and Cornelius Causey, 35, both Muslim prisoners, filed separate lawsuits against the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC), arguing that the ODRC’s refusal to provide halal meals infringed on …

Religious Diet Qualified Immunity Test Outlined

Article • May 15, 2013

Filed under: Federal Statutory Law, RLUIPA, Qualified Immunity, Religious Diet

Religious Diet Qualified Immunity Test Outlined by The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has held that in determining whether a prison official is entitled to qualified immunity for refusing a prisoner a religious diet, the district court must know whether the official used the tenets of the religion to disqualify …

Eighth Circuit: § 1997e(e) Bars Compensatory Damages for First Amendment Religious Claims; Qualified Immunity Upheld

Article • March 15, 2013 • from PLN March, 2013

Filed under: PLRA, Physical Injury Rule, Damages, Qualified Immunity, Religious Diet, Denial of Religious Services, Religious Practices, Sabbaths

Eighth Circuit: § 1997e(e) Bars Compensatory Damages for First Amendment Religious Claims; Qualified Immunity Upheld by Eighth Circuit: § 1997e(e) Bars Compensatory Damages for First Amendment Religious Claims; Qualified Immunity Upheld On March 19, 2012, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals held that 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(e) bars compensatory damages …

California: Denial of Kosher Diet to Messianic Jew Violates RLUIPA

Article • February 15, 2013 • from PLN February, 2013

Filed under: RLUIPA, Religious Freedom, Religious Diet

California: Denial of Kosher Diet to Messianic Jew Violates RLUIPA by The California Court of Appeal, Third District, has held that the denial of a prisoner’s request to participate in the state prison system’s Jewish Kosher Diet Program (JKDP), on the sole ground that he was a Messianic Jew, violated …

Outline of 1st Amend. Issues Surroundiong Special Diets for Prisoners Tim Phillips 2012

Publication • November 28, 2012

Filed under: Food, Religious Diet

Outline of 1st Amend. Issues Surroundiong Special Diets for Prisoners Tim Phillips 2012 F I RST A M E N D . A PP L I C A T I O N TO P R ISO NS A N D I N M A T ES R E L A …

When Does a Prison Have a Right to a Special Diet? Tim Phillips 2012

Publication • November 27, 2012

Filed under: Food, Religious Diet

When Does a Prison Have a Right to a Special Diet? Tim Phillips 2012 W H E N D O ES A P R ISO N E R HAVE THE RIG H T TO A SP E C I A L D I E T ? Outline by Tim Phillips, …

McDaniel v. Ryan, AZ, Complaint, Right to Religious Worship, 2012

Brief • November 15, 2012

Filed under: Religious Diet

McDaniel v. Ryan, AZ, Complaint, Right to Religious Worship, 2012 Document 7 Filed 11/15/12 Page 1 of 22 16 of 21 Document#: 5-1 Date Filed: 10/15/2012 Page Ww L /7J .c') &1 /cj · - - -.,- R5CEIViD Name and Prisone rl 115~. -- LODG!iD COPY 1.(;f' NOV 16 2012 …

Pro Se Virginia Prisoner Settles Religious Exercise Suit

Article • August 15, 2012 • from PLN August, 2012

Filed under: RLUIPA, Religious Freedom, Religious Diet, Religious Property

Pro Se Virginia Prisoner Settles Religious Exercise Suit by Virginia state prisoner Rashid Qawi Al-Amin, proceeding pro se, reached a settlement with prison officials that requires them to purchase Islamic reading materials, CDs and DVDs for the prison chaplain’s library. The state also agreed to pay him $2,000. Al-Amin, a …