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· 3/27/2002

Cancel v. Mazzuca

Citations

  • 205 F. Supp. 2d 128
  • 2002 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 18197
  • 2002 WL 1028947

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • confirming that “missing one religious service does not constitute a substantial burden on an inmate’s right to the free exercise of his religion”
  • finding that an “isolated denial, such as having to miss a single religious service, does not constitute a substantial burden on a prisoner’s right to practice his religion”
  • “[M]issing one religious service does not constitute a substantial burden on an inmate’s right to the free exercise of his religion.”
  • dismissing a plaintiff's state-law claims because it was undisputed that all of the alleged acts or omissions of the defendants occurred within the scope of their employment with the Department of Corrections
  • dismissing claims where plaintiff alleged that correction officer “prevented him, on one occasion, from attending a religious service” because “missing one religious service does not constitute a substantial burden on an inmate’s right to the free exercise of his religion”

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Judges: Buchwald

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