Legal Opinion
Mayfield v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 30, 2008No. 06-50490PublishedCited by 127 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:
Darren L. Mayfield (“Mayfield”), Texas prisoner # 571949, appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendants on his claims alleging First Amendment violations under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 as well as violations of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (“RLUIPA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000cc-2000cc-5. For the following reasons we affirm in part, vacate in part, and reverse in part the district court’s judgment and remand.
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Mayfield, a prisoner incarcerated in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (“TDCJ”) Hughes Unit,…
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