Gawlik v. Semple

Citations

• 197 Conn. App. 83

Syllabus

The plaintiff inmate sought declaratory and injunctive relief against the defendants, current and former employees of the Department of Correc- tion, alleging that they had wrongly withheld religious literature and cards that had been mailed to him in violation of his rights to religious freedom under the state and federal constitutions, and the applicable state statute (§ 52-571b) and federal statute (42 U.S.C. § 2000cc et seq.). The plaintiff also alleged that the applicable department administrative directives that justified the defendants' actions were not promulgated in accordance with the applicable statute (§ 4-166 et seq.) governing administrative procedures. The trial court rendered judgment for the defendants, and the plaintiff appealed to this court. Held that the trial court properly rendered judgment for the defendants, and, because that court's memorandum of decision thoroughly addressed the arguments raised in this appeal, this court adopted the trial court's well reasoned decision as a proper statement of the facts and the applicable law on the issues. Argued January 22—officially released April 28, 2020