Legal Opinion

Aiello v. West

District Court, W.D. Wisconsin

Decided September 14, 2016No. 13-cv-562-wmcPublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

WILLIAM M. CONLEY, District Judge

In this proposed class action, plaintiffs Luigi E. Aiello and Joshua Scolman are proceeding on claims that certain employees of the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (“DOC”) violated their rights under the First Amendment and specific provisions of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (“RLUI-PA”), 42 U.S.C. § 2000cc et seq. Generally, plaintiffs allege violation of those rights by (1) limiting access to Shabbat services, (2) denying Seder meals at Passover and (3) reducing the number of ready-to-eat kosher meals.

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2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Turner v. SafleySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  2. Pruitt v. MoteCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007
  3. Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye, Inc. v. City of HialeahSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  4. Cutter v. WilkinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  5. Anthony Dewalt v. Lamark Carter, Correctional Officer Young, Carol BiesterCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000

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3Cited by11 opinions

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