Mitchell Garraway v. Harley Lappin
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Submitted for Possible Dismissal Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B) or Summary Action
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
Mitchell Theophilus Garraway, an inmate at the United States Penitentiary in Lewisburg (“USP-Lewisburg”), appeals pro se and in forma pauperis from the District .Court’s order granting the Defendants’ motion to dismiss, or in the alternative, for summary judgment. For the reasons that follow, we will summarily affirm the District Court’s order.
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In August 2010, Garraway commenced a Bivens action 1 claiming that certain rules and policies instituted by the Federal Bureau of Prisons (“BOP”) “severely and unnecessarily” burdened his ability to practice his Muslim faith, in…
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