Opinion ID: 716258
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Heading: Freedom of Religion Claims

Text: 5 Worthon alleged that defendant Broos prevented him from practicing his religion by taking away his Bible before he went to court. The district court granted summary judgment on this claim. Summary judgment is appropriate if the pleadings, depositions, answers to interrogatories, and admissions on file, together with the affidavits, if any, show that there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and that the moving party is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law. Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(c). We review a grant of summary judgment de novo. Smith v. Shawnee Library System, 60 F.3d 317, 320 (7th Cir.1995). Although we review all facts and inferences in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party, to avoid summary judgment that party must supply evidence sufficient to allow a jury to render a verdict in his favor. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, 477 U.S. 242, 248-49 (1986). 6 The defendants submitted an affidavit stating that it is established policy that, besides their legal papers, prisoners may take only pocket-sized Bibles or Korans into court because the smaller books are less likely to conceal contraband or themselves be used as weapons. For court appearances the jail provides pocket-sized Bibles or Korans to those prisoners who have only larger books, and the prisoners' books are returned to them when they return from court. Worthon contests the existence of the jail policy, but he does not assert that he was not given a pocket-sized Bible to take to court, or that his Bible was not returned to him. Because Worthon makes no showing that he was denied access to the Bible or otherwise restricted from practicing his religion, the district court correctly granted summary judgment for the defendants.