Federal 7th Circuit Court
Civil Court
Jurisdiction
Plaintiff filed a lawsuit against the Federal Bureau of Prisons seeking an order requiring the BOP to change its dietary policies and for monetary damages after his approval for a kosher diet program was suspended when he purchased turkey in an violation of the prison’s diet program. The district court dismissed the complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. The Seventh Circuit affirmed as modified, finding that plaintiff did not adequately allege standing to pursue his claim for injunctive relief and that federal sovereign immunity barred his claim for monetary damages. (SCUDDER and KIRSCH, concurring)