Wyatt v. Terhune

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 2003-01-02

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FISHER, Circuit Judge. Appellant Earl Wayne Wyatt, a Rastafarian inmate, filed this § 1983 action challenging the California Department of Corrections’ hair length regulations as a violation of his constitutional and statutory rights to free exercise of religion and equal protection of the laws. This appeal concerns three procedural issues rather than the merits of Wyatt’s claims. In addressing Wyatt’s…

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