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I B abcock cannot s ucce ed on hi s R el i gi ou s L and U se and Inst i tut i on al i ze d P e r s o n s A c t c la im b e c au s e h e c a n n o t e s tab lis h th a t th e p r is o n ’s r e q u ir e m e n ts s ubs t a nt i a l l ybur de n the e xe r c i s e of hi s r e l i gi on. S e e W a r s ol di e rv. W oodf or d, 418 F .3 d9 8 9 , 9 9 4 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 5 ) . A b u r d e n o n th e e x e r c is e o f r e lig io n is s ub s tan tia l if it s ub s tan tia llyp r e s s u r e s a n in m a te “to m o d if yh is b e h a v io ra n dto v io la te h is [s i ncer el y hel d rel i gi ou s] bel i ef s. ” S haku r v. S chri ro, 51 4 F . 3d 87 8, 88 8 (9th C i r. 2 0 0 8 ) . Bab c o c kf

a i l s t o s h o w h o w th e r e q u i r e me n tth a th e u s e h i s c o mmi tt e dn a me i n c onj unc t i on w i th hi s l e ga l na m e on c orr e s ponde nc e a nd tha the be r e f e rr e d t o by h i s co m m i tt edn am e b y p ri so n st aff co n st i tu t es a su b st an t i al b u rd en o n th e ex erci se of hi s r e l i gi on. II3

B ab co ckal so fai l s t o m ak e a v al i dF ree E x erci se C l au se cl ai m b ecau se “a llo w in g a n in m a te to u s e b o th h is r e lig io u s a n dc o m m itte dn a m e s ‘is ar e a s o n ab le m i ddl e gr ound be tw e e n abs ol ut e r e c ogni t i on of the pl a i nt i f

f’ s [ r e l i gi ous na m e ] a nd the pr i s on i nt e r e s t s of

or de r , s e c ur i tya nd a dm i ni s tr a t i ve e f f i c i e nc y . ” S e e M a l i k v. B r ow n, 16 F . 3d 330, 334 ( 9th C i r . 1994) . B abc oc k poi nt s t o no pa rt i c ul a rr e l i gi ous o b s e rv a n c e th a t r e q u ir e s h im to g o b yth e n a m e “M s . S a r a h .” N o rd o e s h e p o in t to a nyr e l i gi on orr e l i gi ous be l i e f tha tm a nda t e d hi s na m e c ha nge . N ordoe s he de m ons tr a t e how the pr a c t i c e of hi s r e l i gi on ha s be e n bur de ne d bythe r e qui r e m e nt th ath e u se h i s co m m i tt edn am e i n p ri so n co m m u n i cat i o n s. F u rth e rm o r e , e v e n if

B ab c o c k ’s n a m e c h a n g e w e r e r o o te din as in c e r e lyh e ld re l i gi ou s bel i ef

, “ al l ow i ng an i nm at e t o u se bo th h i s r el i gi ou s and com m i tt ed na m e s ‘ i s ar e a s onabl e m i ddl e gr ound be tw e e n abs ol ut e r e c ogni t i on of the pl a i nt i f f’ s [ r e l i gi ous na m e ] a nd the pr i s on i nt e r e s t s of or de r , s e c ur i tya nd a dm i ni s tr a t i ve e f

f i c i e nc y . ” I d. a t334. III B ab c o c k ’s c la im th a t p r is o n s ta f f r e ta lia te da g a in s t h im f o re x e r c is in g h is F i r s tA m e ndm e ntr i ght s m us ta l s o f a i l be c aus e he c a nnote s t abl i s h tha tthe de f e nda nt s r e t a l i a t e d a ga i ns thi m f ore xe r c i s i ng apr ot e c t e d r i ghtortha tthe de f e nda nt s ’ a c t i ons s e rve d no l e gi t i m a t e pe nol ogi c a l purpos e . S e e B a rne ttv.4

C e nt oni , 31 F . 3d 813, 816 ( 9th C i r . 1994) . B abc oc k’ s m ul t i pl e w a rni ngs a nd e v e n tu a l in f

r a c tio n s e rv e dth e le g itim a te p e n o lo g ic a l p u rp o s e o f m a in ta in in g s a f

e ty a nd or de ri n the pr i s on. S e e M a l i k, 16 F . 3d a t334. IV B abc oc k’ s E qua l P r ot e c t i on C l aus e c l a i m f a i l s be c aus e he c a nnot d e m o n s tr a te in te n tio n a l d is c r im in a tio n— p r is o n s ta f f m a d e e f f o rts to d e liv e rh is m a i l e ve n w he n i tw a s a ddr e s s e d t o hi s l e ga l nam e , a s i tdi d w i th r e ga r d t o the other pri soners . S ee V i l l . of W i l l ow broo k v . O l ec h, 52 8 U . S . 56 2, 56 4 (20 00 ). V B abc oc k’ s c l a i m tha tf

or c i ng hi m t o us e hi s c om m i tt e d na m e i s c rue l a nd unus ua l puni s hm e nti n vi ol a t i on of the E i ghth A m e ndm e ntbe c aus e i ta m ount s t o a de a th thr e a ta l s o f

a i l s . S e e G autv. S unn, 810 F . 2d 923, 925 ( 9th C i r . 1987) (hol di ng thatthrea t s a l on e do n otvi ol at e the E i gh th A m endm ent ). VI B ab c o c k ’s r e m a in in g c la im s la c km e r it. AF F I RME D.