Legal Opinion

Beerheide v. Suthers

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided April 11, 2002No. 00-1086PublishedCited by 79 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge.

Charles Beerheide, Sheldon Perl-man, and Allen Fistell brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming their First Amendment right to free exercise of their religion was violated when they were 'not provided kosher meals while incarcerated in the Colorado prison system. Defendants John Suthers, Gerald Gasko, Dona Zavislan, and Lee Hendrix, officials of the Colorado Department of Corrections (DOC), appeal from the district court’s decision in favor of plaintiffs following trial to the court. We affirm.1

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In December 1996, plaintiffs filed a motion for a preliminary…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Turner v. SafleySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  3. Procunier v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  4. Pell v. ProcunierSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  5. O'Lone v. Estate of ShabazzSupreme Court of the United States · 1987

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3Cited by79 opinions

  1. Gallagher v. SheltonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2009
  2. Abdulhaseeb v. CalboneCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2010
  3. Wirsching v. State of ColoradoCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2004
  4. Roman Lee Jones v. Robert E. CarterCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2019
  5. Jacklovich v. SimmonsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2004

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