Cooper v. Rogers

MEMORANDUM

MOTZ, District Judge.

Richard David Cooper, an inmate housed at the Maryland Penitentiary, claims that Lt. James Rogers and other state correctional officials have failed to provide him with a kosher breakfast in violation of his constitutional rights. Cooper has brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 seeking injunctive relief as well as compensatory and punitive damages. Discovery has been completed, and both parties have moved for summary judgment.

I

Cooper is a practicing Orthodox Jew. His religious beliefs thus require him to eat only foods prepared in accordance with the…