Hal Irwin v. R. H. Burson

Appellant, a prisoner in the Georgia penitentiary, has been making extended and extensive efforts to sue certain officials of the Georgia State prison system, including the prison doctor, for damages for personal injuries he claims to have sustained when he allegedly was x-rayed without his consent. In the action now on appeal, Irwin filed a petition in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. He alleged that he had been denied access to the Georgia State Courts (particularly in Fulton County) for the effective prosecution of his suit against the officials above…