Day, Michael V. GOLD CREEK FOODS, LLC

How courts have described this case

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

• observing that “[f]orcing prisoners to decide between communicating with family and legal representatives, seeking medical treatment, and following religious tenets constitutes a Hobson’s choice rather than a true alternative”
• observing that “[f]orcing prisoners to decide between communicating with family and legal representatives, seeking medical treatment, and following religious tenets constitutes a Hobson’s choice rather than a true alternative”
• noting, in the constitutional context, “[i]n order to warrant deference, prison officials must present credible evidence to support their stated penological goals”
• expressing “serious concerns about the implications of expecting prisoners to fall into debt in order to maintain their religious beliefs”
• expressing “serious concerns about the implications of expecting prisoners to fall into debt in order to maintain their religious beliefs”
• “Forcing prisoners to decide between communicating with family and legal representatives, seeking medical treatment, and following religious tenets constitutes a Hobson’s choice rather than a true alternative.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).