Williams v. Beard et al

Filing 187

ORDER (memorandum filed previously as separate docket entry). See order for details. Clerk shall close case. (eo)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
CLIFTON WILLIAMS,
Plaintiff,
v.
JEFFREY BEARD, et al.,
Defendant.

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4:08-cv-1915

Hon. John E. Jones III

ORDER
May 18, 2016
In accordance with the bench trial of this matter and for the reasons set forth
in the Memorandum Opinion issued on today’s date, the Court finds in favor of
Plaintiff and against Defendant and hereby ORDERS that:
1. Inasmuch as Plaintiff’s statutory rights under RLUIPA were violated by
Defendants, Defendants will immediately remove the official misconduct
violation from Plaintiff’s prison record arising from his saying prayer in
the kitchen area on October 23, 2006.
2. Within thirty (30) days of the date of this Order, SCI-Mahanoy shall
provide a clean and appropriate space for Muslim inmates working in the
kitchen to offer prayer in a prone position during their shift all year
round. Alternatively, if such a space cannot be created in the kitchen for

year-round prayer, Muslim inmates shall be permitted to offer prone
prayer in the dining room while on kitchen duty.
3. Plaintiff shall either be reinstated to his position in the kitchen at SCIMahanoy or, in the alternative, to another suitable job position within
SCI-Mahanoy at the rate he would have been paid had he not been cited
for the October 23, 2006 misconduct and subsequent loss of job
4. Plaintiff’s counsel may submit an appropriate petition for attorneys’ fees
within thirty (30) days of the date of this Order.
5. The Clerk of Court is directed to CLOSE the file on this case.

s/ John E. Jones III
John E. Jones III
United States District Judge