BERNIER v. AROOSTOOK COUNTY JAIL

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MAINE LYLE BERNIER, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) No. 1:20-cv-00303-JAW ) AROOSTOOK COUNTY JAIL ) ) Defendant. ) ORDER ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT A plaintiff brought this suit against the jail where he was incarcerated, alleging that the jail failed to provide him a nutritionally-adequate vegan and kosher diet and otherwise infringed his freedom to exercise his Jewish religion, in violation of the First and Eighth Amendments and the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act. The jail moves for summary judgment. The Court grants the…