Muhammad v. Jarrett et al, No. 1:2019cv00746 - Document 91 (E.D. Va. 2021)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Liam O'Grady on 8/23/2021. (nneb, )(c/s pursuant to Order) Modified on 8/24/2021 (nneb, ). (c/s)

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Muhammad v. Jarrett et al Case 1:19-cv-00746-LO-JFA Document 91 Filed 08/23/21 Page 1 of 8 PageID# 742 Doc. 91 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Alexandria Division Malcolm Muhammad, Plaintiff, ) ) V. ) ) ) Williams Jarrett, et Defendants. ) ) l:19cv746(LO/JFA) MEMORANDUM OPINION Defendants William Jackson and Patrick Jones, the former and current chaplains, respectively, at Sussex I State Prison ("Sussex 1" or "the prison") move for summary judgment on the remaining claims against them in this civil-rights suit claiming, as relevant here,that the chaplains violated plaintiff Malcolm Muhammad's right to exercise his religion freely while incarcerated at Sussex I. [Dkt. No. 81]. Muhammad, who is proceeding pro se, has received the notice required under Roseboro v. Garrison. 528 F.2d 309(8th Cir. 1975), and Local Civil Rule 7(K)[Dkt. No. 83], and he opposes defendants' motion [Dkt. Nos. 86-88]. Because the undisputed record establishes that neither Jackson nor Jones violated Muhammad's rights under the Free Exercise Clause ofthe First Amendment, defendants' motion for summary judgment will be granted.' I. Procedural Historv Muhammad,a member ofthe Nation ofIslam ("NOI"), brought claims under the First, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendments,and the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act(RLUIPA)against Jackson, Jones, and seven others who worked at Sussex I or within the 'Before filing his opposition to defendants' motion for summary judgment, Muhammad moved for an extension of time.[Dkt. No. 85]. The motion will be granted nunc pro tune through an order that will issue alongside this Memorandum Opinion. Dockets.Justia.com Case 1:19-cv-00746-LO-JFA Document 91 Filed 08/23/21 Page 2 of 8 PageID# 743 Case 1:19-cv-00746-LO-JFA Document 91 Filed 08/23/21 Page 3 of 8 PageID# 744 Case 1:19-cv-00746-LO-JFA Document 91 Filed 08/23/21 Page 4 of 8 PageID# 745 Case 1:19-cv-00746-LO-JFA Document 91 Filed 08/23/21 Page 5 of 8 PageID# 746 Case 1:19-cv-00746-LO-JFA Document 91 Filed 08/23/21 Page 6 of 8 PageID# 747 Case 1:19-cv-00746-LO-JFA Document 91 Filed 08/23/21 Page 7 of 8 PageID# 748 Case 1:19-cv-00746-LO-JFA Document 91 Filed 08/23/21 Page 8 of 8 PageID# 749

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