Allah v. Engelke

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA ROANOKE DIVISION ASIATIC ROYALPRINCE ALLAH, ) Plaintiff, ) Case No. 7:20-cv-00755 ) v. ) ) By: Michael F. Urbanski MARK ENGELKE, et al., ) Chief United States District Judge Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Vernon L. Brooks, Jr., a/k/a Asiatic RoyalPrince Allah (“Allah”), a Virginia inmate proceeding pro se, filed this civil action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that prison officials violated his federal constitutional and statutory rights by denying his request to receive an Orthodox Jewish diet. Defendants Mark…