Shaheed-Muhammad v. Dipaolo

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• finding that the Massachusetts DOC informal grievance process allows inmates to make informal complaints orally or in writing
• rejecting defendants’ argument that “the strictures of the PLRA apply to plaintiff’s state law claims”
• rejecting defendants’ contention that the PLRA's exhaustion requirement applies to state law claims based on the plain language of the statute
• rejecting a challenge to the sincerity of a Muslim inmate's beliefs based in part on the fact that he listed his religion as Christian when he was first admitted to prison
• noting evidence of nonobservance that occurred months after alleged constitutional violation is not dispositive
• “I question any court’s ability to determine the sincerity of a plaintiff’s beliefs on a cold record.”

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