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RICH v. SECRETARY, FLORIDA DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

No. 12-11735.

716 F.3d 525 (2013)

Bruce RICH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SECRETARY, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Former Warden Union CI, Former Assistant Warden of Programs, Food Service Director, Kathleen Fuhrman, Registered Dietician, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

May 14, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Luke William Goodrich , Eric C. Rassbach. The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, Washington, DC, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Joy Adele Stubbs , Jason Vail , Susan Adams Maher , Atty Gen's. Office, Tallahassee, FL, Pam Bondi , Atty. Gen's. Office, West Palm Beach, FL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Nathan Lewin , Lewin & Lewin, LLP, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae, COPA.

Roger Brooks , Cravath, Swaine & Moore, LLP, New York City, for Amici Curiae, Prison Fellowship Ministries and others.

Daniel Mach , Washington, DC; Randall C. Marshall , American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, Inc., Miami, FL, for Amici Curiae, ACLU and ACLU of Florida.

Michael Lazaroff , Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, LLP, Marc David Stern , Am. Jewish Congress , New York City, for Amicus Curiae Am. Jewish Com.

Jeffrey David , Joel C. Haims , Michael J. Rosenberg , Morrison & Foerster, LLP, San Diego, CA, for Amicus Curiae, Aleph Institute.

Nathaniel S. Pollock , U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae, U.S.

Before MARTIN, HILL and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.

MARTIN, Circuit Judge:

Bruce Rich is an Orthodox Jew serving time as a prisoner of the State of Florida. He filed a pro se complaint against the Secretary of the Florida Department of Corrections and other defendants1 alleging violations of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000cc (2006) et seq.2 He claims the Defendants violate his right to practice...

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