Stephen James Earl Kemp v. Dick Moore, George A. Lombardi, Steven D. Long, Denis Dowd, Charles E. Harris, Joseph Rosenberg

946 F.2d 588, 1991 U.S. App. LEXIS 23226, 1991 WL 197327

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• Decided: October 7, 1991
• Docket: 90-2903
• Status: Published

Opinions

PER CURIAM.

Kemp, a member of the Chickasaw Indian Nation, is imprisoned at the Farmington Correctional Center in Missouri. He follows the religious tenets and practices of the Native American religion embraced by the Chickasaws. One practice involves the wearing of long hair. A sweat lodge is also used in some religious ceremonies.

Kemp sought an injunction in the district court to prohibit Missouri prison officials from enforcing a regulation that requires the hair to be cut to collar length. He also requested an order forcing the construction of a sweat lodge. In addition, Kemp claimed the right to money damages.

The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants and dismissed the complaint. The court cited Turner v. Safley, 482 U.S. 78, 89-91, 107 S.Ct. 2254, 2261-63, 96 L.Ed.2d 64 (1987); Iron Eyes v. Dowd, 907 F.2d 810 (8th Cir.1990) and Dunavant v. Moore, 907 F.2d 77 (8th Cir.1990) as controlling law in this circuit. •

We agree that these cases require the result ordered by the district court. There would be no precedential value in discussing them at length in this opinion. We, accordingly, affirm on the basis of the well-reasoned opinion of the district court. See 8th Cir.R. 47B.