Legal Opinion
Williams v. Bitner
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 25, 2006No. 05-1930PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FUENTES, Circuit Judge.
Henry Williams, a Muslim inmate assigned to work as a cook in his prison’s kitchen, was ordered to help prepare a meal that included pork. Williams refused, explaining that his religious beliefs prohibited him from handling pork. As a result, Williams was fired from his kitchen job, cited for misconduct, and punished accordingly. Williams brought this action against numerous prison officials, alleging violations of his rights under the First and Fourteenth Amendments and the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act. The District Court dismissed Williams’s…
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