Robert Smith v. Kenneth Kyler’s Empirical Analysis

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3 federal appellate · 1 district · 1 state decisions

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1. “[Prisoner] alleged that the [Department] violated his rights under the Equal Protection Clause by preventing him from worshipping with other Rastafarians, since Christians, Jews, Muslims, and Native Americans are permitted to attend group religious services. But he has failed to provide any competent summary judgment evidence that similarly situated faiths are treated differently from Rastafarians. See City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Ctr., 473 U.S. 432, 439 [ 105 S.Ct. 3249 , 87 L.Ed.2d 313 ] (1985) (stating that the Equal Protection clause does not require that all persons be treated alike, but rather that “all persons similarly situated should be treated alike.”); see also Cruz, 405 U.S. at 322 n. 2 [ 92 S.Ct. 1079 ] (recognizing that “[a] special chapel or place of worship need not be provided for every faith regardless of size; nor must a chaplain, priest, or minister be provided without regard to the extent of the demand”). Accordingly, we agree that [Prisoner] has failed to state an equal protection claim sufficient to survive summary judgment. See Williams v. Morton, 343 F.3d 212, 221-22 (3d Cir.2003).”

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