Legal Opinion
Smith v. Allen
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided October 2, 2007No. 05-16010PublishedCited by 213 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BIRCH, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-appellant Tony Lee Smith, a prison inmate, brought this action against a number of members of the Religious Activities Review Committee of the Alabama Department of Corrections (“ADOC”), contending that these members had violated his rights under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (“RLUIPA”), 42 U.S.C. § 2000cc-l through § 2000cc-5, as well as his constitutional rights, by declining him permission to possess certain items in connection with his practice of Odinism. Smith sought injunctive relief and monetary damages. The district court…
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