Hicks v. Pixley

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Alexandria Division Deonta Jerome Hicks ) Plaintiff, ) v. 1:16cv189 (CMH/IDD) Wendall W. Pixley, et al., Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Deonta Jerome Hicks, a Virginia inmate proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights action alleging violations of his religious rights under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA), see 42 U.S.C. § 2000cc-2, and the First Amendment, see 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The defendants filed a Second Renewed Motion for Summary Judgment, supported by a legal memorandum in which…