Legal Opinion
Sisney v. Reisch
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 19, 2012No. 10-3003PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEBBER, District Judge.
Charles E. Sisney is incarcerated in the South Dakota State Penitentiary (“SDSP”), where he practices the Jewish faith. In 2003, Sisney filed suit claiming certain SDSP Officials violated his First Amendment free exercise rights by denying his requests to erect and eat his meals within a succah 2 in the SDSP recreation yard. 3 Sisney sued the Officials in their individual capacities and he sought to recover monetary damages. The district court 4 granted summary judgment to the Officials. Sisney v. Reisch, 533 F.Supp.2d 952 (D.S.D.2008). First, the district court ruled…
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