Filed Date: Oct. 10, 1978
Closed Date: June 1, 1999
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On October 10, 1978 an Alabama state prisoner filed a civil rights lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against corrections officials concerning his right to engage in certain religious practices while incarcerated. According to a later opinion in the case, Hall v. Cooper, 78-0552,1999 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8765 (June 1, 1999), on March 31, 1982, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama (Judge Virgil Pittman) issued an injunctive decree allowing plaintiff to use incense during religious services, subject to usual security rules. There was some subsequent litigation in the district court, followed by an appeal of the injunction, but the Eleventh Circuit affirmed in 1982. Plaintiff filed several motions for contempt, none of which resulted in contempt findings. From 1984 to 1997, plaintiff filed no additional contempt motions.
On February 26, 1997 plaintiff filed a motion for contempt alleging that he had not been allowed to receive and use incense from 1991 to 1993. Defendants, correctional officers for Kilby Correctional Facility, filed a motion to terminate prospective relief pursuant to the Prison Litigation Reform Act. The Court (Magistrate Judge William Cassady) recommended that inmate's motion for contempt be denied and the prison officials' motion to terminate prospective relief be granted. Hall v. Cooper, 78-0552, 1999 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9219 (January 19, 1999). Plaintiff filed objections and on review the District Court (Judge Pittman) adopted the Magistrate Judge's recommendations. Hall v. Cooper, 78-0552, 1999 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8765 (June 1, 1999).
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Summary Authors
Rebecca Bloch (2/15/2006)
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Cassady, William E. (Alabama)
Pittman, Thomas Virgil (Alabama)
Cassady, William E. (Alabama)
Pittman, Thomas Virgil (Alabama)
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Filing Date: Oct. 10, 1978
Closing Date: June 1, 1999
Case Ongoing: No
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Inmate who was banned from receiving and using incense from 1991 to 1993 in the prison
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Public Interest Lawyer: No
Filed Pro Se: Unknown
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
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Prevailing Party: Defendant
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Order Duration: 1982 - 1999
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