United States Eighth Circuit

Inmate-members of the Church of the New Song who are in lock-up at the time of the religion's "celebration of life" feast are not entitled to receive trays of food from the banquet. Evidence is insufficient to show that the Church instructs its adherents to hold such a feast; the ban was reasonably related to the legitimate penological interest of preserving institutional security.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/30/2004
• Published 03/30/2004

Judges

• BOWMAN, Circuit Judge., Before RILEY, BOWMAN, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was H. Loraine Wallace, Des Moines, IA., Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the intervenor was Jeffrey M. Lipman, Des Moines, IA.


• For Appellees:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Patrick E. Ingram, Iowa City, IA.