Legal Opinion
Kenneth E. Gentry v. Jack R. Duckworth, Superintendent, Indiana State Reformatory
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 20, 1995No. 93-1407PublishedCited by 743 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Kenneth Gentry, an inmate at the Indiana State Reformatory, claims he was denied materials necessary to complete an adequate court filing. Gentry argues that the denial violated his constitutional right of access to the courts. The district court granted summary judgment against Gentry; we vacate and remand.
I. Background
Kenneth Gentry is a prisoner of the State of Indiana, convicted of burglary, theft, and of being a habitual offender. Those convictions were affirmed on direct appeal. On May 22,1990, Gentry filed a petition for state post-conviction relief. The trial…
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