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PIERCE v. LaVALLEE

Civ. Nos. 7813, 7815 and 7816.

212 F.Supp. 865 (1962)

James PIERCE, Petitioner, v. J. E. LaVALLEE, Warden of Clinton Prison, Dannemora, New York, Respondent. Martin T. SOSTRE, Petitioner, v. J. E. LaVALLEE, Warden of Clinton Prison, Dannemora, New York, Respondent. William SaMARION, Petitioner, v. J. E. LaVALLEE, Warden of Clinton Prison, Dannemora, New York, Respondent.

United States District Court N. D. New York.

May 11, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jacko & Sandifer, New York City, for plaintiffs, Edward W. Jacko, Jr., Jawn A. Sandifer, New York City, of counsel.

Louis J. Lefkowitz, Atty. Gen. of New York, Albany, N. Y., for respondent, William D. Bresinhan, Asst. Atty. Gen., of counsel.

BRENNAN, Chief Judge.

The background of these actions, brought to declare and enforce the plaintiffs' rights pertaining to the exercise of their religious beliefs, is found in the decision reported under the name of Pierce v. LaVallee, 293 F.2d 233. The three issues raised in the plaintiffs' complaints were disposed of as follows.

The plaintiffs' right to purchase and possess the Quran was disposed of in the above decision...

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