Williams v. Secretary for the Department of Corrections

William D. Williams, a Florida prisoner, appeals a district court order dismissing his pro se 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights action, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(i), as frivolous. Because the district court properly concluded that (1) the prison’s policy of prohibiting Williams from removing his shoes before entering the prison chapel was reasonably related to the legitimate penological objective of maintaining safety and security, and (2) Williams failed to name any other inmates who had been allowed to remove their shoes prior to entering the prison chapel, the district court did…