Legal Opinion
Theodore Ruark v. Henry Solano and Colorado Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 20, 1991No. 90-1264PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TACHA, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Theodore Ruark appeals the district court’s dismissal of his pro se complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 1 Plaintiff complains that he was confined as a prisoner in the Diagnostic Unit of the Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) in violation of the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment. He further complains about various aspects of the conditions of his confinement, including thirteenth amendment and equal protection violations. Plaintiff also alleges he was totally denied access to a law library or alternative legal resources for his entire nine…
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