Ellibee v. Aramark Correctional Services, Inc.

Marquardt, J.:

Nathaniel W. Ellibee appeals the denial of his complaint against Aramark Correctional Services, Inc. (Aramark). We affirm.

Ellibee, an inmate at the El Dorado Correctional Facility, claims that he follows the Jewish faith and was denied kosher meals. The Kansas Department of Corrections (DOC) contracts with Aramark to provide meals to inmates.

In August 2005, Ellibee filed a complaint with the DOC alleging that the meals provided by Aramark were not kosher and, because of that, Aramark was violating the Kansas Consumer Protection Act (KCPA), K.S.A. 50-623 et seq. In its response,…