KAUFMAN v. McCAUGHTRY

No. 04-1914.

419 F.3d 678 (2005)

James J. KAUFMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Gary R. McCAUGHTRY, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 19, 2005.

Rehearing Denied September 30, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Kaufman, Jackson Correctional Institution, Black River Falls, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Before BAUER, WOOD, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


WOOD, Circuit Judge.

Wisconsin inmate James Kaufman filed this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming as relevant here that prison officials violated his First Amendment rights. He raises three unrelated issues. Of the three, the one that has prompted the issuance of this opinion is his claim that the defendants infringed on his right to practice his religion when they refused to allow him to create an inmate group to study and discuss atheism. Kaufman also argues...

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