Joe Lowell McElyea Jr. v. Governor Bruce Babbitt

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 1987-11-30

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PER CURIAM: Plaintiff-Appellant Joe McElyea brought this action pro se under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that prison authorities prevented him from practicing his religion in violation of the free exercise clause of the first amendment. The district court awarded summary judgment in favor of the defendants. We reverse and rem…

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