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HOUSEKNECHT v. Doe

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided August 28, 2009No. Civil Action 06-4597PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM

McLAUGHLIN, District Judge.

The plaintiff in this civil rights action is a former inmate at Berks County Prison (“BCP”) who is now serving a state prison sentence in the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. The defendants are former BCP Deputy Warden Robert Nichols and current BCP Deputy Warden Kristen Reichard. The plaintiff claims that the defendants violated his right to freely exercise his religion under the First Amendment by denying him access to religious services and Bible study classes while he was housed in protective custody and by failing to provide him any adequate…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  5. Turner v. SafleySupreme Court of the United States · 1987

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Starr v. MooreDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 2012
  2. Gayle v. HarmonDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2016
  3. Charles Picarella Jr. v. County of Northumberland, et al.District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 2026
  4. Jefferson v. Core CivicDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 2023
  5. Jones v. WetzelDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2025

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