Boughton v. Northan

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Alexandria Division James R. Boughton, Jr., ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) 1:20-cv-938 (TSE/JFA) ) The GEO Group Inc., et al., ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION James R. Boughton, Jr., (“Boughton” or “Plaintiff”) a Virginia inmate, has filed a pro se lawsuit under

42 U.S.C. § 1983

alleging violations of his First Amendment right to free exercise of his religion, his Fourteenth Amendment right to equal protection, and his rights under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (“RLUIPA”) while he was in custody at the…