Legal Opinion
Booth v. Maryland
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided June 3, 2002No. Civ. JFM-02-160PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
MOTZ, District Judge.
Plaintiff Jonathan F. Booth has brought this suit against the State of Maryland and five of its employees who work for the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, Division of Pretrial Detention and Services (“the division”). 1 Booth, a member of the Rastafarian religion, has been subjected to progressive disciplinary action for wearing his hair in modified' dreadlocks while on duty as a uniformed prison guard in violation of division policy. He alleges violations of §§ 1981 and 1983 and Articles 24 and 36 of the Maryland Declaration of Rights as…
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