No. 22-108

Richard R. Watkinson v. Alaska Department of Corrections, et al.

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-08-03
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (5) Experienced Counsel
Tags: free-exercise free-exercise-clause government-neutrality prisoner-rights religious-accommodation religious-accommodations rluipa strict-scrutiny substantial-burden
Latest Conference: 2023-01-13 (distributed 5 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Does the Free Exercise Clause permit a prison to deny accommodations to the Petitioner for his religious exercise that it already allows for secular activities, especially where the denial hinders him from obtaining the material necessary for his religious practice?

2. Does RLUIPA permit a prison to deny accommodations to Petitioner for his religious exercise that it already allows for secular activities, especially where the denial hinders him from obtaining the material necessary for his religious practice?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does the Free Exercise Clause permit a prison to deny accommodations to the Petitioner for his religious exercise that it already allows for secular activities, especially where the denial hinders him from obtaining the material necessary for his religious practice?

Docket Entries

2023-01-17
Petition DENIED.
2023-01-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/13/2023.
2023-01-04
Rescheduled.
2023-01-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/6/2023.
2022-12-06
Rescheduled.
2022-12-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/9/2022.
2022-11-30
Rescheduled.
2022-11-14
2022-11-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/2/2022.
2022-10-24
Brief of respondents Alaska Department of Corrections, et al. in opposition filed.
2022-09-02
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 24, 2022, for all respondents.
2022-09-01
Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 23, 2022 to October 24, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
2022-08-24
Response Requested. (Due September 23, 2022)
2022-08-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
2022-08-11
Waiver of right of respondent Alaska Department of Corrections, et al. to respond filed.
2022-08-01
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 2, 2022)

Attorneys

Alaska Department of Corrections, et al.
David Andrew WilkinsonState of Alaska, Department of Law, Respondent
Richard R. Watkinson
Howard Walton Anderson IIITruluck Thomason LLC, Petitioner