Legal Opinion
Francis v. Keane
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 7, 1995No. 93 Civ. 0045 (JGK)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
KOELTL, District Judge:
This case presents a conflict between two correctional officers’ rights to the free exer cise of religion and a grooming regulation that has been applied to them. The plaintiffs, two African-American correctional officers at Sing Sing Correctional Facility (“Sing Sing” or “facility”), are members and followers of the Rastafarian Church. The plaintiffs were ordered by their employer, the New York State Department of Correctional Services (“DOCS”), to cut their hair pursuant to Directive 3083 (“directive”), which regulates the dress and grooming of…
2Cases cited39 opinions
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Paul Jolly v. Thomas Coughlin, Robert Greifinger, John P. Keane, C. Greiner, S. KapoorCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
- Muhammad v. City of New York Dept. of CorrectionsDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1995
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- Marria v. BroaddusDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2002
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