Legal Opinion
Merrick v. Lewis
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided March 17, 1998No. 2 CA-CV 96-0085PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DRUKE, Chief Judge.
Appellant, a prison inmate, filed a four-count complaint against various officials and staff of the Arizona Department of Corrections (collectively, ADOC), alleging they had lost some of his personal property. The state moved to dismiss the complaint based on the provisions of A.R.S. § 31-201.01(L). The trial court granted the motion and, pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-1604.10(E)(1), ordered that appellant forfeit five days’ earned release credits. This appeal followed.
Section 31-201.01(L) prohibits prison inmates from suing the state “for injuries suffered while in the…
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