Legal Opinion
Diaz v. Collins
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 22, 1997No. 95-40045PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Chief Judge:
Felipe Diaz, a Native American religious practitioner, , appeals the dismissal of his civil rights suit challenging prison regulations restricting the length of his hair and the possession of certain sacred items. For the reasons assigned we affirm.
Background
Diaz is an inmate in the Coffield Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, located in Anderson County, Texas. Because of his membership in the Mexican Mafia prison gang Diaz is kept in Administrative Segregation and, other than for up to two hours a day to shower and recreate, he…
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