Alvarez v. Hill

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 2008-03-13

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FISHER, Circuit Judge: We revisit in this appeal the longstanding principle that federal complaints plead claims, not causes of action or statutes or legal theories. Blackie Alvarez (“Alvarez”) brought suit alleging that prison officials substantially burdened his religious exercise by denying him various accommodations. Those officials (“appellees”) now insist that Alvarez’s…

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