Anthony Chernetsky v. State of Nevada

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAR 25 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

ANTHONY THOMAS CHERNETSKY, No. 21-16540

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 3:06-cv-00252-RCJ-WGC v.

STATE OF NEVADA; et al.,

MEMORANDUM*

Defendants-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada Robert C. Jones, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted March 14, 2024 San Francisco, California

Before: McKEOWN and CHRISTEN, Circuit Judges, and EZRA,** District Judge.

Anthony Chernetsky appeals the district court’s order granting summary

judgment to the State on Chernetsky’s claim that Nevada Department of

Corrections (NDOC) Administrative Regulation (AR) 810 violates his rights under

the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA),

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The Honorable David A. Ezra, United States District Judge for the District of Hawaii, sitting by designation. 42 U.S.C. § 2000cc. Because the parties are…