LEE X v. Casey

MEMORANDUM

MERHIGE, District Judge.

Plaintiff, Johnathan Lee X, a Virginia State prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed this Bivens type complaint 1 on April 2, 1990. Plaintiff alleged that the defendants denied him access to the courts in violation of the First and Fourteenth Amendments. 2 Specifically, he asserted that the defendants failed to docket and file a notice of appeal submitted by him for a previous action. He sought a declaratory judgment, monetary damages and such further relief as the Court deemed just and proper. Jurisdiction is appropriate pursuant to 28 U.S.C.…