Thomas K. Jackson, Plaintiff-appellant, v. Samuel A. Lewis, et al., Defendant-appellee, 43 F.3d 1479 (9th Cir. 1994)
Annotate this CaseBefore: BOOCHEVER, NORRIS and HALL, Circuit Judges.
ORDER
Thomas K. Jackson, an Arizona state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's summary judgment for defendant prison officials in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291.
The case is remanded to the district court for consideration of the effect of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993, Pub. L. No. 103-41, 107 Stat. 1488 (1993), on appellant's claims. The district court is specifically directed to determine whether the government's conduct in this case substantially burdened appellant's exercise of religion within the meaning of the Act.
This panel shall retain jurisdiction of this case.
VACATED AND REMANDED.
This panel unanimously agrees that this case is appropriate for submission without oral argument. Fed. R. App. P. 34(a); 9th Cir.R. 34-4
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