Legal Opinion
Michael Malik Allah, Minister Khalil Wali Muhammad Michael Malik Allah v. Humza Al-Hafeez William W. Ennis, Rev. United States of America, Intervenor
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 6, 2000No. 15-2132PublishedCited by 197 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.
Michael Malik Allah appeals the District Court’s order granting the motion of defendants Humza Al-Hafeez and William W. Ennis for judgment on the pleadings and dismissing Allah’s claims alleging infringement of his First Amendment right to free exercise of religion in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The appeal requires us to interpret the scope of § 803(d)(e) of the Prison Litigation Reform Act (“PLRA”), codified at 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(e), and to determine its applicability to Allah’s First Amendment claims.
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Allah, who was granted leave to proceed in…
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