U.S. district court items permitted religion. (Rules and Regulations-Prisoner).Shaheed-Muhammad v. Dipaolo, 138 F.Supp.2d 99 (D.Mass. 2001). A prisoner brought a pro se civil rights action against employees of the Massachusetts Department of Corrections for alleged violation of his right to practice his Muslim religion. The district court held that the prisoner's transfer to a correctional facility outside the jurisdiction of Massachusetts rendered his claims for injunctive relief injunctive relief n. a court-ordered act or prohibition against an act or condition which has been requested, and sometimes granted, in a petition to the court for an injunction. moot, but that the Prison Litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. Reform Act (PLRA PLRA Partido Liberal Radical Autentico (Paraguay) PLRA Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 ) did not bar the prisoners claims under [section] 1983 for violation of his right to practice his Muslim religion. The prisoner alleged that corrections officials failed to provide him with vegetarian meals in accordance with his religious practices, denied him access to a newspaper published by followers of the National of Islam, confiscated con·fis·cate tr.v. con·fis·cat·ed, con·fis·cat·ing, con·fis·cates 1. To seize (private property) for the public treasury. 2. To seize by or as if by authority. See Synonyms at appropriate. adj. a medallion of religious significance, and transferred him to another facility in retaliation for asserting his religious freedoms. (Massachusetts Department of Corrections) |
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