DeHart v. Horn.

• Position: FOOD - Brief Article

U.S. Appeals Court

RELIGIOUS DIET

DeHart v. Horn, 390 F.3d 262 (3rd Cir. 2004). An inmate field a [section] 1983 action against corrections officials, alleging that his free exercise rights were violated by their refusal to accommodate his request for a special diet. On remand the district court granted summary judgment for the officials and the inmate appealed. The appeals court affirmed in part and reversed in part. The court held that denial of the inmate's request for a diet consistent with his Buddhist beliefs did not violate the inmate's Free Exercise rights because the inmates requested a diet free of pungent vegetables, which would have required special preparation of single servings and the special ordering of whole grain bread and soy milk, which would...