STANDING DEER v. CARLSON

No. 86-6510.

831 F.2d 1525 (1987)

STANDING DEER, aka Robert Hugh Wilson; Cy Skyhorse; James Eagle; Herman Hopson, Ted Ruark; Harold Dupree; Justin Wing; Randy Red Bear; Conrat Krukoff; Donald Richardson; Edward Jones; Homer Black; J.P. Tuckfield; Joseph I. Krombley; Stanford Checrosa; Edward Wanuoskier; James Tayelb; Morrell Watchman, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Norman CARLSON; R.J. Christensen; Charles La Roe, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided November 10, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carol A. Sobel, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Suzette Clover, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants-appellees.

Before WALLACE, HALL and LEAVY, Circuit Judges.


WALLACE, Circuit Judge:

Eighteen Native American prison inmates (inmates) incarcerated at the United States Penitentiary at Lompoc, California (Lompoc) appeal from the district court's entry of summary judgment on their claims against certain prison officials for injunctive and declaratory relief. The inmates argue that a prison regulation banning the wearing of headgear, including religious headbands, in the inmate dining hall unconstitutionally burdens their ability...

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