United States Ninth Circuit

In a quasi-constitutional challenge to defendant's paid chaplaincy program by a group of Wiccan inmates involving a claim of remuneration by a volunteer chaplain, judgment of the district court dismissing action is affirmed where: 1) lead plaintiff lacked standing; and 2) the court need not exercise jurisdiction over derivative claims.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/01/2011
• Published 06/01/2011

Judges

• McKEOWN

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel