1st Amendment Violation

By: Derek Hawkins//December 19, 2017//

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: Larry Kemp

Case No.: 17-1314

Officials: FLAUM, RIPPLE, and MANION, Circuit Judges.

Focus: 1^st Amendment Violation

Plaintiffs Larry Kemp and Brian Woodring were Jewish inmates at prisons operated by the Indiana Department of Corrections (“DOC”). In 2014, Kemp and Woodring were transferred from one DOC facility to another in order to maintain a kosher diet. Plaintiffs allege that defendant David Liebel, the DOC Director of Religious and Volunteer Services, violated the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment by failing to delay that transfer until the new facility offered opportunities for Jewish group worship and study. On cross motions for summary judgment, the district court found for Liebel on the ground that plaintiffs failed to overcome Liebel’s qualified immunity defense. We affirm.

Affirmed

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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