Legal Opinion

Hambright v. Kemper

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided December 8, 2017No. 16-3712PublishedCited by 79 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

Demonta Hambright, a Muslim inmate at the Racine Correctional Institution (RCI), appeals the entry of summary judgment against him in this suit asserting a First Amendment claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He asserted that various prison defendants violated his First Amendment rights when they delayed and rescheduled RCI’s 2013 feast of Eid al-Fitr, an Islamic holiday that celebrates the end of Ramadan. A magistrate judge, presiding by consent, dismissed three defendants (Warden Paul Kemper, Deputy Warden Ronald Malone, and Corrections Program Supervisor Tommie Thomas) because Hambright did…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Daniels v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Pruitt v. MoteCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007
  3. Wilson v. LayneSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  4. Davis v. SchererSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. Blake Conyers v. Tom AbitzCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005

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3Cited by79 opinions

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