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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
Case Summary	Case summary not yet recorded compress summary

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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
Filed Pro Se	Yes
Prevailing Party	Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer	Yes
Nature of Relief	Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief	Litigation
Form of Settlement	Confession of Judgment
Filed	1995
Case Closing Year	2003
Case Ongoing	No

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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. (D.N.J.) show/hide docs PC-NJ-0014-9000
Plaintiff's Lawyers	Barocas, Edward (New Jersey) show/hide docs PC-NJ-0014-0001