United States v. Griebe

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• holding abusive 13 language directed at plaintiff’s religious and ethnic background does not support a § 1983 claim
• explaining that in order to reach the level of a constitutional violation, “the interference with one’s practice of religion must be more than an inconvenience” and that the burden on the religious practice must be substantial
• affirming discriminatory intent is an essential element of an Equal Protection claim
• granting summary judgment to defendants on prisoner plaintiff’s religious discrimination claim because verbal abuse “directed at his religious and ethnic background . . . is not sufficient to state a constitutional deprivation under 42 U.S.C. § 1983” (cleaned up)
• under § 1983, plaintiff must show that officials intentionally acted in a discriminatory manner to establish an equal protection claim
• Allegations of verbal harassment and abuse fail to state a claim 24 cognizable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

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