Legal Opinion
James E. Bryant v. James H. Gomez, Director, Department of Corrections, Charles D. Marshall, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 31, 1995No. 94-15178PublishedCited by 107 opinions
1Per curiam
James E. Bryant appeals the district court’s order granting the defendants’ motion for summary judgment. Bryant contends that the district court erred by refusing to grant him relief, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, requiring the defendants to provide full religious Pentecostal services at the prison where Bryant is an inmate. We reject this contention and affirm.
We review the district court’s grant of summary judgment de novo. Jesinger v. Nevada Federal Credit Union, 24 F.3d 1127, 1130 (9th Cir.1994).
In 1993, Congress passed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (“RFRA”), 42 U.S.C. §…
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