Jason McKinley Ward v. Jessie Walsh, Associate Warden of Programs

76 F.3d 390 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Jason McKinley WARD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jessie WALSH, Associate Warden of Programs, Defendant-Appellee. No. 95-15225. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Jan. 9, 1996. * Decided Jan. 17, 1996. Before: SNEED, HALL, and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Ward appeals the district court's judgment in favor of defendant after the entry of supplemental findings of fact and conclusions of law in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging an abridgment of his free exercise of religion. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We reverse and remand. 3 Here, the district court entered supplemental findings of fact and conclusions of law pursuant to this court's instructions in Ward v. Walsh, 1 F.3d 873 (9th Cir.1993) ("Ward I"), cert. denied, 114 S.Ct. 1297 (1994). In Ward I, we remanded the case so that the district court could "make specific factual findings" and "engage…