Legal Opinion
Blackie Alvarez v. Jean Hill
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 20, 2012No. 10-35865PublishedCited by 115 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
EBEL, Circuit Judge:
The question presented here is what relief is available to Plaintiff-Appellant Blackie Alvarez, a former inmate in the Oregon Department of Corrections (“ODOC”), on claims alleging that ODOC employees substantially burdened the practice of his religion in violation of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (“RLUIPA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000cc to 2000cc-5. Money damages are not available under RLUIPA against state officials sued in their official capacity. And, because the ODOC has released Alvarez from its custody, his claims for declaratory and…
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