No. 22-7780

John Thomas Entler v. Eric Jackson, et al.

Lower Court: Washington
Docketed: 2023-06-13
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: burden-of-proof prison-regulations religiosity religious-accommodation religious-exercise rluipa sincerely-held-beliefs sincerity strict-scrutiny substantial-burden
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities
Latest Conference: 2023-09-26
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether prison officials can require prisoners to show centrality in religious exercise, and whether prison officials can regulate prisoners' sincerity and religiosity

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED. A. WHETHER PRISON OFFICIALS CAN REQUIRE PRISONERS TO SHOW . , . CENTRALITY IN W-DOC'S RRIS APPLICATION PROCESS FOR REQUESTING . RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATIONS, AND WHETHER PRISON OFFICIALS CAN . REGULATE PRISONERS SINCERITY AND RELIGIOSITY UNDER THEIR. SOLE ; ; DETERMINATION AND DISCRETION. pp. 7+12 B. WHETHER PRISON OFFICIALS HAVE THE BURDEN TO CHALLENGE SINCERITY ° ; AND RELIGIOSITY, AND WHETHER THERE WAS A THRESHOLD FACT QUESTION : AS TO MR.ENTLER'S SINCERELY HELD RELIGIOUS BELIEFS FOR THE STATE : COURTS TO RESOLVE. pp. 12-18; . : . . C. WHETHER PROHIBITING RELIGIOUS EXERCISE UNLESS A ‘PRISONER : PROVIDES A RELIGIOUS AUTHORITY, OR PROHIBITING INDIVIDUAL RELIGIOUS EXERCISES, IMPOSE A SUBSTANTIAL BURDEN. pp. 18-21; : D. WHETHER PRISON OFFCIIALS CAN RELY ON ALTERNATIVE SECOND BEST : OPTIONS OF RELIGIOUS EXERCISE AS A BASES OF CLAIMING THEY ARE NOT IMPOSING A SUBSTANTIAL BURDEN ON PRISONERS RELIGIOUS : EXERCISE. pp. 21-26; ‘and ; €. WHETHER PRISON OFFICIALS CAN RELY ON POST HOC RATIONALIZATIONS . “THAT DG NOT MEET RLUIPA'S STRICT SCRUTINY STANDARD TO MEET THEIR BURDENS UNDER RLUIPA. pp. 26-37. : /// : ; . /// i , : | Ltt re . /// : Vf : Vf ‘ ; ; . : . /// ; ; : 7 : . ii.

Docket Entries

2023-10-02
Petition DENIED.
2023-07-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
2023-07-07
Waiver of right of respondent Eric Jackson, et al. to respond filed.
2023-06-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 13, 2023)

Attorneys

Eric Jackson, et al.
Peter Benjamin GonickAttorney General of Washington, Respondent
Peter Benjamin GonickAttorney General of Washington, Respondent
John Thomas Entler
Galhen Melchizedek — Petitioner
Galhen Melchizedek — Petitioner