Legal Opinion
Moore v. Carwell
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 5, 1999No. 97-40840PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUHÉ, Circuit Judge:
Jimmy Ray Moore (“Moore”), an inmate of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, filed this civil rights lawsuit in forma pauper-is under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 (West Supp. 1999) against prison officials alleging that multiple strip and body cavity searches performed by a female officer violated his First Amendment right to free exercise of religion, Fourth Amendment right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures, and his Eighth Anendment right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment.
After a United States Magistrate Judge held an evidentiary hearing pursuant to…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Employment Div., Dept. of Human Resources of Ore. v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- City of Boerne v. FloresSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Norman R. Spears v. O.L. McCotter Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
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