Third Circuit· 2/9/2012

Sharp v. Johnson

Citations

669 F.3d 144
2012 WL 400667
2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 2560

How courts have described this case

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holding that RLUIPA does not authorize an action against state officials in their individual capacities for damages
noting that the burden on prisons to show that an action is reasonably related to a legitimate interest is “slight”
stating that an inmate’s rights are “necessarily limited” (citing Waterman v. Farmer, 183 F.3d 208, 213 (3d Cir. 1999))
concluding “RLUIPA does not permit such actions [against State officials in their individual capacities]”
“A party may raise qualified immunity as a defense at trial, especially where the facts are not clear.”
applying harmless error analysis in a free-exercise context

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Judges: Smith

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