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Case Name	Muhammad v. Terhune	PC-NJ-0014
Docket / Court	2:95-CV-00942 ( D.N.J. )
State/Territory	New Jersey
Case Type(s)	Prison Conditions
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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Affected Gender

Male

General

Food service / nutrition / hydration

Religious programs / policies

Type of Facility

Government-run

Causes of Action

42 U.S.C. § 1983

Case Details


Defendant(s)	Bergen County Jail East Jersey State Prison New Jersey Department of Corrections
Plaintiff Description	Muslim inmates requesting the East Jersey State Prison to provide them with Halal Meals.
Class action status sought	No
Class action status granted	No
Prevailing Party	Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer	Yes
Nature of Relief	Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief	Litigation
Form of Settlement	Confession of Judgment
Case Closing Year	2003
Case Ongoing	No

Additional Resources


Case Studies	Judicial Policy Making and the Modern State: How the Courts Reformed America's Prisons By: Malcolm M. Feeley & Edward Rubin (UC Berkeley Boalt Hall School of Law & Vanderbilt School of Law Faculty) Citation: (1998) [ Detail ]
	Civil Rights Injunctions Over Time: A Case Study of Jail and Prison Court Orders N.Y.U. Law Review By: Margo Schlanger (Washington University) Citation: 81 N.Y.U. L. Rev. 550 (2006) [ Detail ] [ PDF ] [ External Link ]
Links	Cruel Confinement: Abuse, Discrimination and Death Within Alabama's Prisons Written: Jun. 04, 2014 (Southern Poverty Law Center ) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]

Documents

Docket(s)

2:95-cv-00942-NHP (D.N.J.)
PC-NJ-0014-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 03/01/1995
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

ACLU Press Release PC-NJ-0014-0001.pdf \| Detail Date:
Table Opinion (49 Fed.Appx. 391) PC-NJ-0014-0003.pdf \| WESTLAW\| LEXIS \| Detail Date: 10/02/2002 Source: Westlaw

People


Judges	Politan, Nicholas H. Court not on record PC-NJ-0014-9000
Plaintiff's Lawyers	Barocas, Edward (New Jersey) PC-NJ-0014-0001