Legal Opinion
Patel v. United States Bureau of Prisons
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 4, 2008No. 06-3819PublishedCited by 248 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.
Inmate Kamal K. Patel brought this lawsuit against the United States Bureau of Prisons (“BOP”) and certain prison officials (“Bureau Defendants”) at the Federal Correctional Institution in Forrest City, Arkansas (“FCI-Forrest City”). He sought injunctive relief and monetary damages on the grounds that they violated his right to practice his religion by failing to provide him with appropriate meals in compliance with his religious beliefs. The district court 1 granted the defendants’ motion for summary judgment on all claims, and Patel appeals. For the reasons discussed…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Lemon v. KurtzmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by248 opinions
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