ALLAH v. AL-HAFEEZ

No. 98-1385.

226 F.3d 247 (2000)

Michael Malik ALLAH, Minister; Khalil Wali Muhammad. Michael Malik Allah, Appellant, v. Humza AL-HAFEEZ; William W. Ennis, Rev. United States of America, Intervenor.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed September 6, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deena Jo Schneider, Michael J. Barry (Argued), Ninette Byelich, Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP, Philadelphia, PA, Attorneys for Appellant.

D. Michael Fisher, Attorney General, J. Bart DeLone (Argued), Calvin R. Koons, Senior Deputy Attorney General, John G. Knorr, III, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Chief, Appellate Litigation Section, Office of Attorney General, Appellate Litigation Section, Harrisburg, PA, Attorneys for Appellees.

David W. Ogden, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Michael R. Stiles, United States Attorney, John C. Hoyle, Susan L. Pacholski (Argued), Attorneys, Appellate Staff, Civil Division, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Attorneys for Intervenor.

Before: SLOVITER, NYGAARD and FUENTES, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.

Michael Malik Allah appeals the District Court's order granting the motion of defendants Humza Al-Hafeez and William W. Ennis for judgment on the pleadings and dismissing Allah's claims alleging infringement of his First Amendment right to free exercise of religion in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The appeal requires us to interpret the scope of § 803(d)(e) of the Prison Litigation Reform Act ("PLRA...

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