Wyatt v. Terhune.U.S. Appeals Court HAIR Wyatt v. Terhune, 280 F.3d 1238 (9th Cir. 2002). An inmate brought a [section] 1983 action against the California Department of Corrections alleging that prison regulations relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc the length of his hair violated his constitutional rights to free exercise of religion and equal protection. The district court granted summary judgment for the defendants and the inmate appealed. The appeals court reversed and remanded, finding that the district court should not have dismissed the case based on the department's affirmative defense A new fact or set of facts that operates to defeat a claim even if the facts supporting that claim are true. A plaintiff sets forth a claim in a civil action by making statements in the document called the complaint. that the inmate had failed to exhaust administrative remedies. The inmate, who practiced the Rastafarian religion, alleged that his beliefs were sincerely held and that wearing dreadlocks dread·locks pl.n. 1. A natural hairstyle in which the hair is twisted into long matted or ropelike locks. 2. A similar hairstyle consisting of long thin braids radiating from the scalp. was a means of practicing his religion. (Mule Creek State Prison Mule Creek State Prison is a prison which opened in 1987, located in Ione, California. This prison is the current home of Lyle Menendez, Patrick Kearney, Robert John Bardo, Herbert Mullin, and Charles "Tex" Watson. External links [1] , California) |
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