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Title: Williams v. Bitner
Author : United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Release Date : January 25, 2006
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 59 KB

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Henry Williams, a Muslim inmate assigned to work as a cook in his prisons kitchen, was ordered to help prepare a meal that included pork. Williams refused, explaining that his religious beliefs prohibited him from handling pork. As a result, Williams was fired from his kitchen job, cited for misconduct, and punished accordingly. Williams brought this action against numerous prison officials, alleging violations of his rights under the First and Fourteenth Amendments and the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act. The District Court dismissed Williamss Fourteenth Amendment claim but refused to grant qualified immunity to the prison officials with respect to the remaining claims. We are asked to determine whether, for the purposes of qualified immunity, the conduct alleged by Williams constituted a violation of his "clearly established" rights. For the reasons that follow, we will affirm the District Courts denial of qualified immunity with respect to Williamss First Amendment claim.