Gregory Houston HOLT, also known as Abdul Maalik Muhammad; Rodney Martin; Wayde Earl Stewart, Plaintiffs-Appellants
v.
Dexter PAYNE, Director, Arkansas Department of Corrections, in his official capacity only; Dale Reed, Chief Deputy Director, Arkansas Department of Correction, in his official capacity only; Joshua Mayfield, Administrator of Religious Services, Arkansas Department of Correction, in his official capacity only; Aundrea Culclager, Warden, Tucker Maximum Security Unit, Arkansas Department of Correction, in her official and individual capacities; Tommy Bourgeois, Chaplain, Tucker Maximum Unit, Arkansas Department of Correction, in his official and individual capacities, Defendants-Appellees
Danny Burl; Earl DeAngelo; Tom Bradshaw, Defendants
William Straughn, Deputy Director of Institutions, (formerly, Warden, Cummins Unit), Defendant-Appellee
Jim Babcock, Defendant
United States; The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty; Dr. Abdullah Ali, Amici on Behalf of Appellant(s).
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Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellees and appeared on the brief was Katherine A. Donoven , AAG, of Little Rock, AR.
Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the amicus party United States of America, in support of the appellants, and appeared on the amicus brief was Yael Bortnick , of Washington, DC. The following attorney also appeared on the amicus brief of the United States of America: Nicolas Y. Riley , of Washington, DC.
Counsel who represented the amicus party Dr. Abdullah Ali in support of the appellants was Timothy Cornell , of Boston, MA., and John Friend , of Louisville, KY.
Before KELLY, ERICKSON, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM.
Gregory Holt, Wade Stewart, and Rodney Martin sued the Arkansas Division of Corrections (ADC), alleging its policies violate the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000cc. After a bench trial, the district court dismissed the complaint. It found that their religious beliefs were not sincerely...
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