Legal Opinion
Freeman v. Arpaio
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 9, 1997No. 96-15551PublishedCited by 542 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHOY, Circuit Judge:
Arizona state prisoner Benjamin Freeman appeals the district court’s summary judgment dismissal in favor of prison officials in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. On June 20, 1994, Freeman, a Muslim, filed a complaint pro se against officials of Maricopa County Jail (“defendants”) alleging that his constitutional rights to free exercise of religion and equal protection were violated because he was not allowed to practice his religion and was discriminated against on the basis of his faith. Defendants moved for summary judgment, which was granted on February 27, 1996. Freeman…
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