Legal Opinion
John E. Dawson v. M.C. Lennon, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 25, 1986No. 85-3547PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Per curiam
In this case Dawson, an inmate at the Federal Correctional Institute, Tallahassee, Florida appeals the dismissal with prejudice of a first amendment suit. The prison administration refused to allow him to conduct services in the “pagan religion” during a period in which he was in disciplinary segregation, and then revoked recognition of his church. The administration had previously recognized the pagan religion and permitted Dawson to conduct services. It had granted some of his requests for supplies and for permission to conduct various rites, and denied others because of the potential for…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- The State Exchange Bank, a Banking Corporation Organized and Existing Under the Laws of the State of Florida v. R.F. Hartline and Mrs. R.F. HartlineCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Bennie R. Thompson v. Norman CarlsonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
- Richard Harris v. Julius Cuyler, Superintendent, and Edmund J. Gaffney, M.DCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- Collier v. ReigioCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- Ferguson-Bey v. Lever Bros. Co., Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 1984
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Attwood v. SingletaryCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997
- Camp v. OliverCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- Anthony Mathis v. New York Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- Cuoco v. U.S. Bureau of PrisonsDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2004
- Roland Markland Matthews v. Barry K. GaitherCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
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