Robert McGill v. Stan W. Czerniak, Deputy Warden

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83 F.3d 427·1996 WL 207150·1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 23755
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitApril 26, 199695-15318California342 words

Opinion

Opinion

83 F.3d 427 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Robert McGILL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Stan W. CZERNIAK, Deputy Warden, Defendant-Appellee. No. 95-15318. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 3, 1996. * Decided April 26, 1996. 1 Before: CHOY, SKOPIL, FERGUSON Circuit Judges. 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Robert McGill, an Arizona state prisoner, filed this civil rights action contending that his First, Fourth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendment rights were violated when prison officials conducted strip searches in view of female guards. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of defendant. We affirm. 4 There is no First Amendment violation because McGill provided no evidence indicating that the practice of his religion was substantially burdened. See Bryant v. Gomez, 46 F.3d 948, 949 (9th Cir.1995). McGill's Fourth Amendment rights were also not violated because the strip searches were reasonably related to legitimate penological…

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