Legal Opinion
Sledge v. Cummings
District Court, D. Kansas
Decided February 25, 1998No. CIV. A. 94-3465-KHVPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
VRATIL, District Judge.
On November 17, 1994, plaintiff brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that Michael A. Nelson violated his rights to free exercise of religion under the First Amend ment to the United States Constitution by (1) enforcing a policy of the Department of Corrections [DOC] which prohibited the wearing of religious head wear in common areas of the correctional facility; (2) preventing him from attending Islamic prayer services; and (3) preventing him from observing Ramadan. 1 This matter comes before the Court on defendants’ renewed Motion For…
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