Washington v. Gonyea

Plaintiff-Appellant Anthony Washington (“Washington”) appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Gardephe, J.), entered January 31, 2011, dismissing his pro se complaint alleging that New York state prison officials Paul Gonyea (“Gonyea”), Tammi Chaboty (“Chaboty”), and Keith Granger (“Granger”) substantially burdened his First Amendment right to free exercise of religion in violation of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (“RLUIPA”), 42 U.S.C. § 2000ce-l, and infringed his due process and First Amendment…