MBONYUNKIZA v. BEASLEY

No. 18-3611.

956 F.3d 1048 (2020)

Napoleon-Ahmed MBONYUNKIZA, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Jeff BEASLEY; Kristine Weitzell, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: April 24, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant and appeared on the brief was Chris Allan Kragnes, Sr. , of Des Moines, IA.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellees and appeared on the brief was William Allen Hill , AAG, of Des Moines, IA.

Before LOKEN, GRASZ, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.


Iowa inmate Napoleon-Ahmed Mbonyunkiza has been a practicing Muslim since birth; his religious beliefs forbid consumption of pork or pork by-products. In 2017, Mbonyunkiza filed four separate grievances claiming he had eaten or been served food items that contained pork. Dissatisfied with the responses, Mbonyunkiza filed this...

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