Legal Opinion
Rogers v. Scurr
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 5, 1982No. Nos. 81-1720, 81-1773PublishedCited by 153 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior • Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs-appellees 1 are members of the Islamic faith and are incarcerated at the Iowa State Penitentiary. On December 3, 1980, they filed a complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging numerous claims against officials of the penitentiary for violation of the inmates’ rights to exercise their religion. The inmates sought money damages and injunctive relief.
The district court found that “the plaintiffs have not been discriminated against because of their religious beliefs.” Nevertheless, the court ordered various forms of equitable relief against…
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