Legal Opinion
Steele v. Guilfoyle
Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided July 25, 2003No. 97,997PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CARL B. JONES, Judge.
T1 Anthony Troy Steele, Plaintiff, is an inmate in the custody of the Department of Corrections (DOC). He claims adherence to the Islamic faith. At the time this action was filed, Melinda Guilfoyle was the designee of the DOC director and H.N. "Sonny" Seott was the warden of the Joseph Harp Correctional Center where Plaintiff is incarcerated. Pursuant to the settlement of a federal lawsuit, DOC assigns cellmates on a random basis without any consideration of the religious beliefs of inmates. The settlement was reportedly reached in order to address a claim of…
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