Legal Opinion
Ray Donald Pratt v. George Sumner
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 6, 1987No. 85-1740PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
Ray Donald Pratt is an inmate at the Nevada State Prison, a maximum security facility in Carson City. He wrote to a number of law professors, including some of the most noted in the nation, requesting they send him copies of legal texts they had authored. Many of the professors did so, and some wrote letters complimenting Pratt on his diligence and interest. The prison maintains a policy of returning all books sent to prisoners — hardcover and softcover — unless they originate directly from a publisher or bookstore. Books sent to Pratt by law professors were returned.
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Hudson v. PalmerSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Bell v. HoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Harry Franklin v. Ms. Murphy and Hoyt CuppCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Joseph Toussaint, Plaintiffs/appellees/cross-Appellants v. Daniel McCarthy Defendants/appellants/cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by61 opinions
- Charles M. KEENAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Frank HALL, Director Oregon Department of Corrections, Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
- Martin Allen Johnson v. Robert Moore, Superintendent, Clallam Bay Corrections CenterCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
- Jones v. Salt Lake CountyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2007
- Charles M. KEENAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Frank HALL, Director Oregon Department of Corrections, Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
- Jozsef A. Guti v. U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service John K. Van De KampCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
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