# U ni te d S ta te s Co ur t of A pp ea ls For the Eig hth Circu it

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Ark an sa s Dep art m en t o f Co rrec ti on ; Ra y Hob bs , Direc to r, Arka ns as Depa rtment of Co rrec ti on ; Larry

Norr is , Form er Di rect or , Arkans as Depa rtment o f Co rrec ti on ; Larry May, Chi ef Dep ut y Dire ct or , Arka ns as Depa rtment o f Co rrec ti on ; Ra ym on d Nay lo r, Heari ng Offic er Ad m in is tra to r, Arka ns as Depa rtment o f Co rrec ti on ; Dan ny Burl , W ard en , EastArka ns as Reg io na l Un it , ADC; Greg Harm on , Form er W ard en , EastArka ns as Reg io na l Un it , ADC; Ri ch ardTod d B al l, Dep ut y W ard en , EastArka ns as Reg io na l Un it , ADC; Dex te r Payne, Dep ut y W ard en , EastArka ns as Reg io na l Un it , ADC; St ev e Out la w, Former Depu ty W ard en , EastArka ns as Reg io na l Un it , ADC; Ess ie Cla y , DHO, Ark an sa s Dep art m en t o f Co rrec ti on ; Mi nn ie L. Dray er, DHO, Arkan sa s Dep art m en t o f Co rrec ti on ; Lah anEst er, Fo rm er DHO, Arkan sa s Dep art m en t o f Co rrec ti on ; J us ti ne Mi no r, DHO, Arkan sa s Dep art m en t o f Co rrec ti on ; Cu rti s R ol fe, Fo rm er DHO, Arka ns as Depa rtment o f Co rrec ti on ; Lo rie Tay lo r, DHO, Arkan sa s Dep art m en t o f Co rrec ti on ; J eremy C. And rews , Chi ef Se cu rit y

Offic er, Eas t Ark an sa s R eg io na l Un it , ADC; DeAn ge lo M. Earl , CSO, EastArka ns as Reg io na l Un it , ADC; Cl in to n Wade Hall , CSO, East Ark an sa s Dep art m en t o f Co rrec ti on ; Cl aren ce Kel le y , CSO, EastArka ns as Reg io na l Un it , ADC; Maur ic e Will ia m s, CS O, EastArka ns as Reg io na l Un it , ADC; M os es Jac ks on , Cap ta in , EastArka ns as Reg io na l Un it , ADC; Walla ce Mac Nary , Cap ta in , EastArka ns as Reg io na l Un it , ADC; J an ic e Gray, Law Lib rary Supe rv is or , EastArka ns as Reg io na l Un it , ADC; Derr ic k Harris , Cor po ral , Ark an sa s Dep art m en t o f Co rrec ti on ,
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__ __ __ __ __ __App eal fro m Uni te d S ta te s Di st ric t Co urt fo r th e Eas te rnDis tri ctof Ark an sa s - Hel en a

__ __ __ __ __ __ Subm it te d: Feb ru ary 27 , 20 15 Fi le d: Apri l 8 , 20 15

__ __ __ __ __ __ Befo re COLLOTON, BOW MAN, an d S HEPHERD, Circ ui t J ud ge s.

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A r k an sa s pr is on er Ch ris to ph er Deat on ap pe al s th e di st ric t co urt’s di sm is sa l 1 of hi s pr o se 42 U.S.C. § 19 83 co m pl ai nt as s e rt i n g vi ol at io ns of hi s co ns ti tu ti on al rig ht s an d r i g h t s un de r th e Rel ig io us Lan d Use an d In st itut io na li zed Pers on Act of 20 00 (RLUIPA), 42 U.S.C. § 20 00 c c e t s e q

. The di st ric t co urt di sm is se d th e

co m pl ai nt pa rti al ly un de r 28 U.S.C. § 19 15 A an d pa rti al l y o n su m m ary jud gm en t. W e affi rm ed th e jud gm en t, bu t th en gr an te d reh eari ng in li gh t of Hol t v. Hob bs , 13 5 S. Ct

. 85 3 (2 01 5) , an d ap po in te d co un se l fo r Deat on to ad dr es s Deat on ’s cl ai m s un de r RLUIPA in li gh t o f Hol t

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Si nc e t h e n , D eat on ha s ad vi se d th e co urt th ro ug h co un se l th at hi s cl ai m fo r in jun ct iv e rel ie f un de r RLUIPA is m oo t, be cau se he ha s sh av ed hi s be ard an d ha s no pr es en t in te ntto re-g ro w it , andbe cau se Arka ns as ha s ch an ge d it s gro om in g po li cy to al lo w in m at es to gr ow be ard s of an y le ng th

. Deat on ’s cl ai m s fo r da m ag es ag ai ns t th e St at e (in cl ud in g of

fic ia l-c ap aci ty cl ai m s ag ai ns t co rrec ti on s of fic ia ls ) are ba rred by so ve rei gn imm

un it y

. So ss amo n v. Texa s , 13 1 S. Ct

. 16 51 (2 01 1)

. Eve n as su m in g

The Hon or ab le J. Leo n Ho lm es , Uni te d S ta te s Dist ric t Ju dg e fo r th e Eas te rn 1 Dis tri ct of Ark an sa s, ad op ti ng th e rep orts an d reco m m en da t i o n s o f th e Hon or ab le Je ro m e T. Kearn ey , Uni te d St at es Mag is t r a t e Ju dg e fo r th e East ern Dis tri ct of Ark an sa s.
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-fo r th e sa ke of an al y si s tha t RLUIP A aut ho riz es cla im s fo r m on ey da m ag es ag ai ns t of fic ia ls in th ei r in di vi du al cap aci t i e s , bu t se e, e.g

. , Hai gh t v. Th omp so n , 76 3 F.3 d 55 4, 56 7- 70 (6 th Ci r. 20 14 ), th e of fic ia ls he re are en ti tl ed to qu al ifi ed imm un it y in li gh t of Fegan s v. N

or ris , 53 7 F .3d89 7 (8 th Ci r. 20 08 ), an d we m ay reco gn iz e th at de fen se in rev ie win g th e di st ric t co urt’s pr es erv ic e di sm is sa l

. Se e Man es s v. Dis t. Co ur t of Lo ga n Co un ty -No rthe rn Div. , 49 5 F.3 d 94 3, 94 4- 45 (8 th Ci r. 20 07 ) (p er

cu ria m ).

In li gh t of th e fo reg oi ng , we gr an te d ap po in te d co un se l’s m ot io n to withd raw. Deat on ’s cl ai m fo r in

jun ct iv e an d de cl arat ory rel ie f fro m th e gr oo m in g po li cy ba se d

on th e Fi rs t Am en d m en t is al so m oo t. Upo n care fu l de no vo rev ie w of Deat on ’s

rem ai ni ng cl ai m s, we fin d no ba si s fo r rev ers al

. Se e Co op er v. Sc hr ir o , 18 9 F.3 d 78 1, 78 3 (8 th Ci r. 19 99 ) (p er cu ria m ) (s ta nd ard of rev ie w fo r § 19 15 A di sm is sa l); Se lt ze rBey v. Delo , 66 F.3 d 96 1, 96 3 (8 th Ci r. 19 95 ) (s ta nd ard of rev ie w fo r s u m m ary jud gm en t). Acco rd in gl y , we di sm is s Deat on ’s ap pe al in pa rt as m oo t an d ot he rwis e affi rm th e jud gm en t o f th e d is tri ctco urt. Se e 8t h C ir. R . 47 B.

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