John Brent Tarlton, Jr. v. United States

This is an appeal by Tarlton, a federal prison inmate, from the District Court’s denial of two motions for extraordinary relief. We affirm. 1

By his first motion Tarlton sought to obtain access to his prison file to learn the source of a derogatory statement which was allegedly made concerning him. As the District Court held, prison records of inmates are confidential and are not subject to inspection by the public nor the inmate concerned. Cook v. Willingham, 10 Cir. 1968, 400 F.2d 885.

Tarlton’s second motion was for a medical examination by a physician from outside the prison. This motion,…