Legal Opinion
Wayne Ford v. John McGinnis Superintendent, Patrick McGann Deputy Superintendent of Administration, Gordon Lord, Assistant Deputy Superintendent
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 15, 2003No. Docket 02-0205PublishedCited by 283 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOTOMAYOR, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Wayne Ford (“Ford”) is a practicing Muslim incarcerated within the New York State Department of Correctional Services (“DOCS”). This lawsuit arises out of the refusal of defendants John McGinnis, Patrick McGann, and Gordon Lord (collectively “defendants” or “prison officials”), to provide Ford one meal in January of 2000. The meal Ford claims he was denied, however, was not just any meal but the Eid ul Fitr feast, held once a year in conjunction with a daylong celebration marking the successful completion of Ramadan. Ford claims that by denying him this…
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