Richard v. Strom

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT --------------------------------------------------------------- x ALI RICHARD, : : Plaintiff, : : ORDER DENYING -against- : PRELIMINARY : INJUNCTION STEVEN R. STROM et al., : : 3:18-CV-1451 (VDO) Defendants. : : x --------------------------------------------------------------- VERNON D. OLIVER, United States District Judge: Plaintiff Ali Richard believes that wearing a red prayer fez is an essential component of his religious practice. But as an inmate in the custody of the Connecticut Department of Correction, Richard could not wear a fez…