Bobby Eugene Shelton v. Michael Carr
Opinion
Iowa inmate Bobby Shelton appeals the district court’s ** judgment for defendant officials at Linn County Corrections Center (LCCC) following a bench trial in Shelton’s 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action, in which he had claimed that LCCC’s policies prohibited him from freely exercising his religion.
Having carefully reviewed the available record de novo, see Love v. Reed, 216 F.3d 682, 687 (8th Cir. 2000) (standard of review), we conclude that the evidence presented at trial supports the magistrate judge’s thorough, well-reasoned ruling that LCCC’s policies did not violate Shelton’s First Amendment right to freely exercise his religion, see Turner v. Safley, 482 U.S. 78, 89-91, 107 S.Ct. 2254, 96 L.Ed.2d 64 (1987) (prison regulation that impinges on inmates’ constitutional rights is valid if it is reasonably related to legitimate penological interests). We also decline to consider Shelton’s arguments raised for the first time on appeal.
Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
A true copy.
The HONORABLE JOHN A. JARVEY, United States Magistrate Judge for the Northern District of Iowa, to whom the case was referred for final disposition by consent of the parties pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c).
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Bobby Eugene SHELTON, Now Known as Bilal Shukr, Appellant, v. Michael CARR, Jail Administrator; Brian Gardner, Asst. Jail Administrator; Don Zeller, Sheriff; Jan Dolley, Head Nurse, Appellees
- Status
- Unpublished