Legal Opinion

Willis v. Commissioner, Indiana Department of Correction

District Court, S.D. Indiana

Decided November 1, 2010No. 1:09-cv-00815PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

JANE MAGNUS-STINSON, District Judge.

Presently before the Court are the parties’ Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment, 1 [dkt. 80; 83], in this action seeking enforcement of inmates’ rights to obtain kosher meals to properly exercise their religious beliefs during their incarceration at the Indiana Department of Correction.

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Standard op Review

A motion for summary judgment asks that the Court find that a trial based on the uncontroverted and admissible evidence would—as a matter of law—conclude in the moving party’s favor and is thus unnecessary. See Fed. R. Civ. Pro. 56(c). When evaluating a…

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