Mayweathers

ORDER

Plaintiffs are a class of Muslim state prisoners housed at California State Prison, Solano seeking relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for alleged violations of their First Amendment right to the free exercise of their religion, as well as their Fourteenth Amendment right to equal protection of the law. This matter comes before the court on their motion for a preliminary injunction. I decide these motions based on the papers and pleadings filed herein and after oral argument.

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PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On July 31, 2000, the court granted plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction barring defendants from enforcing their policy governing Jumu’ah attendance. Specifically, this court held that plaintiffs are allowed “to attend Jumu’ah services during the pendency of this action without receiving disciplinary action or forfeiting good-time credits.” Order dated July 31, 2000 at 5.T5-17. The preliminary injunction expired by operation of law on November 31, 2000. See 18 U.S.C. § 3626 (a)(2) (“Preliminary injunctive relief shall automatically expire on the date that is 90 days after its entry, unless the court makes the findings required under subsection (a)(1) for the entry of…