Blake v. Dzurenda

1 2 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 3 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 4 ALFONSO M. BLAKE, Case No. 3:19-cv-00321-ART-CSD 5 Petitioner, ORDER ON SUMMARY JUDGMENT v. ON REMAND 6 JAMES DZURENDA, et al., 7 Respondents. 8 9 Plaintiff Alfonso M. Blake was at the time this lawsuit was filed an inmate 10 in the custody of the Nevada department of Corrections (“NDOC”), residing at Ely 11 State Prison (“ESP”). This case involves Blake’s claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, 12 alleging that he was denied a vegan diet consistent with his Hindu beliefs, and 13 that he was denied, as an alternative to a vegan diet, the prison’s…