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· 5/15/2009

Rouser v. White

Citations

  • 630 F. Supp. 2d 1165
  • 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 45171
  • 2009 WL 1393215

How courts have described this case

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  • finding failure to announce to the inmate 21 population that religious services are about to begin inhibited inmates’ free exercise rights
  • denying qualified immunity 17 from Wiccan inmate’s free exercise claim for a sweat lodge where defendants produced 18 inadequate evidence showing their conduct was reasonable under the Turner factors
  • denying defendants’ request on summary judgment for qualified immunity from Wiccan 26 inmate’s free exercise claim for a sweat lodge where defendants had not presented evidence 27 showing that their conduct was reasonable according to the Turner factors
  • denying summary 18 judgment for Director of CDCR and prison warden who inhibited prisoner's free exercise of 19 Wiccan religion by denying the prisoner access to chapel and various items, including incense, 20 candles, and Tarot cards, required for Wiccan religious services
  • \the Larson test only applies where plaintiff has shown that the state law or action manifests a preference to some religions over others\
  • RLUIPA and First Amendment claims

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Judges: Lawrence K. Karlton

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