Legal Opinion
Madison v. Riter
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided January 23, 2003No. CIV. 7:01CV00596PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
TURK, Senior District Judge.
Plaintiff, Ira W. Madison, is an inmate under the supervision of the Virginia Department of Corrections seeking relief under the First Amendment and the Religious Land Use arid Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (“RLUIPA”), 42 U.S.C. § 2000cc-l (2002), for the alleged violation of his right to free exercise of religion. In an August 23, 2002 opinion, the Court denied summary judgment on the Plaintiffs First Amendment claim, holding that there was a material factual dispute concerning the sincerity of the Plaintiffs religious beliefs. The Court…
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