Legal Opinion
Cavanaugh v. Bartelt
District Court, D. Nebraska
Decided April 12, 2016No. 4:14-CV-3183Published
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
John M. Gerrard, United States District Judge
The plaintiff, Stephen Cavanaugh, is a prisoner in the Nebraska State Penitentiary. Cavanaugh says he is a “Pastafarian,” ie., a believer in the divine “Flying Spaghetti Monster” who practices the religion of “FSMism.” He is suing the defendants, who are all prison officials, because of their refusal to accommodate his religious *824requests. Filing 1. The defendants move to dismiss his claims. Filing 20.
The Court finds that FSMism is not a “religion” within the meaning of the relevant federal statutes and constitutional…
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