Lindell v. Casperson.U.S. District Court RETALIATION Lindell v. Casperson, 360 F.Supp.2d 932 (W.D.Wis. 2005). An inmate brought an action against correctional officials and employees alleging violation of the First and Fourteenth Amendment Fourteenth Amendment, addition to the U.S. Constitution, adopted 1868. The amendment comprises five sections. Section 1 Section 1 of the amendment declares that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are American citizens and citizens , and the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act The Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, Pub.L. 106-274, 42 U.S.C. 2000cc-1 et seq. (RLUIPA) is a United States federal law that prohibits the imposition of burdens on the ability of prisoners to worship as they please, as well as making it easier (RLUIPA RLUIPA Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 ). The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants in part, and denied it in part. The court held that summary judgment was precluded by a genuine issue of material fact on the inmate's claim of retaliatory conduct against him for his complaint that an officer was sexually harassing him. (Waupun Correctional Institution The Waupun Correctional Institution is a maximum security penitentiary near the center of Waupun, Wisconsin. The prison is currently under the command of Warden Michael Thurmer. , and Wisconsin Secure Program Facility) |
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