Goodvine v. Swiekatowski

OPINION and ORDER

BARBARA B. CRABB, District Judge.

In this proposed prisoner civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act and state law, petitioner Christopher Goodvine contends that prison officials at the Green Bay Correctional Institution are preventing him from practicing his Muslim faith in various ways and discriminating against him because of his religion. Petitioner seeks leave to proceed in forma pauperis under 28 U.S.C. § 1915 and has made an initial partial payment as directed by the court under § 1915(b)(1).

Because petitioner…