United States Ninth Circuit

Requiring a prisoner to fill out a standard prison form in order to receive kosher food did not violate prisoner's First Amendment right to the free exercise of religion.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/08/2002
• Decided 01/27/2003
• Published 01/27/2003

Judges

• Before HUG, BRUNETTI, and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Erwin Chemerinsky, Los Angeles, CA, argued the case for the plaintiff-appellant and filed briefs.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robyn-Marie Lyon Monteleone, Assistant United States Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, argued the case and was on the brief for the defendants-appellees, Debra W. Yang, United States Attorney, and Leon W. Weidman, Assistant United States Attorney, were on the brief.