Avraham Y. Ben-Avraham v. Charles Moses, Superintendent Phillip Briggs, Asst. Superintendent

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1 F.3d 1246·1993 WL 269611·1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 26320
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJuly 19, 199392-35604California1,640 words

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1 F.3d 1246 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Avraham Y. BEN-AVRAHAM, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Charles MOSES, Superintendent; Phillip Briggs, Asst. Superintendent, Defendants-Appellees. No. 92-35604. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted July 6, 1993. * Decided July 19, 1993. Before TANG, POOLE and NORRIS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Avraham Y. Ben-Avraham, an Alaska state prisoner, appeals the district court's summary judgment in favor of defendants in Ben-Avraham's civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. Secs. 1983 and 1985. Ben-Avraham contends that defendants violated his first amendment right to freedom of religion by failing to provide him a kosher diet. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 . We affirm. 3 We review de novo the district court's grant of summary judgment. Kruso v. International Tel. & Tel. Corp., 872 F.2d 1416 , 1421 (9th Cir.1989), cert. denied, 496 U.S. 937 (1990). Viewing the evidence in the…

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