BITZAN v. BARTRUFF

No. 17-3391.

916 F.3d 716 (2019)

Mark BITZAN Plaintiff-Appellant Gary L. Buck Plaintiff v. Jerry BARTRUFF, IDOC Director; John Baldwin, Former IDOC Director; Dorothy Faust, Religion Review Committee; Sheryl Dahm, Assistant IDOC Deputy Director; Jay Nelson, IDOC Religious Coordinator; Nick Ludwick, ISP Warden; Mark Roberts, ISP Deputy Warden; Rebecca Bowker, ISP Executive Officer; Mike Schierbrock, ISP A/W Treatment; Jill Johnson, ISP Administrative Assistant; Debbie Ferril, ISP Property; David DeGrange, ISP Investigator; Randy VanWye, ISP Investigator; Nikki Eaves, ISP Mailroom; Cynthia Phillips, ISP Mailroom; Berl Wilcox, ISP Segregation Unit Manager; Mike Eisnnicher, ISP Segregation Committee; Bradley Hoenig, ISP Segregation Committee Defendants-Appellees Statewide Religion Review Committee; Julie Johnson, ISP Former A/W Administration; Debbie Nichols; Jane Doe, ISP Mailroom Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: February 26, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Bitzan, Fort Madison, IA, pro se.

H. Loraine Wallace , ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, Des Moines, IA, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before LOKEN, KELLY, and GRASZ, Circuit Judges.


Iowa inmate Mark Bitzan appeals following the district court's grant of summary judgment for defendants on his claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA). For the reasons stated below, we affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand the case...

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