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TAYLOR v. JOHNSON

No. 00-21155.

257 F.3d 470 (2001)

Maurice TAYLOR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Gary L. JOHNSON, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division; Jerry Groom, Chaplain Director; Akbar Shabazz, Islamic Chaplain; Donald Kaspar, Regional Chaplain, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 24, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maurice Taylor, Rosharon, TX, pro se.

Before SMITH, DUHÉ, and WIENER, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Maurice Taylor filed a civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that a Texas Department of Criminal Justice policy violates his free exercise rights under the First Amendment. The policy forbids inmates to wear beards, and Taylor alleges that his Muslim beliefs require him to wear a one-quarter-inch beard and that the policy violates his equal protection rights because the grooming policy allows beards for medical reasons but forbids...

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