Standing Deer v. Carlson

831 F.2d 1525 STANDING DEER, aka Robert Hugh Wilson; CY Skyhorse; James Eagle; Herman Hopson, Ted Ruark; Harold Dupree; Justin Wing; Randy Red Bear; Conrat Krukoff; Donald Richardson; Edward Jones; Homer Black; J.P. Tuckfield; Joseph I. Krombley; Stanford Checrosa; Edward Wanuoskier; James Tayelb; Morrell Watchman, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Norman CARLSON; R.J. Christensen; Charles La Roe, Defendants-Appellees. No. 86-6510. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Aug. 4, 1987. Decided Nov. 10, 1987. Carol A. Sobel, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants. Suzette Clover, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before WALLACE, HALL and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. WALLACE, Circuit Judge: 1 Eighteen Native American prison inmates (inmates) incarcerated at the United States Penitentiary at Lompoc, California (Lompoc) appeal from the district court's entry of summary judgment on their claims against certain prison officials for injunctive and declaratory relief. The inmates argue that a prison regulation banning the wearing of headgear, including religious headbands, in…