Legal Opinion

Stanley Sylvester Harris v. Richard Young, Terrell Don Hutto

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided August 16, 1983No. 81-6800PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GORDON, Senior District Judge.

Appellant Harris seeks reversal of the District Court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of T. Don Hutto, Director of the Virginia Department of Corrections, and Richard Young, now Regional Administrator, Western Region, Division of Adult Services, in his pro se civil rights suit brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Harris alleges a violation of his constitutional right of access to the courts resulting from Appellees’ failure to provide him with sufficient access to an adequate law library during his two and one-half years in the Richmond City Jail (the Jail).…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Bounds v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. Carey v. PiphusSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  5. Procunier v. NavaretteSupreme Court of the United States · 1978

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Robert Dale Strickler v. Gary Waters, Sheriff Commonwealth of Virginia City of Portsmouth Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1993
  2. Knowlton Merritt v. John E. MacKey and Jerry Howard, Knowlton Merritt v. John E. MacKey Steve VincentCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
  3. Love v. Summit CountyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1985
  4. Brown v. Dep't of Pub. Safety & Corr. Servs.District Court, D. Maryland · 2019
  5. Lewis v. CaseySupreme Court of the United States · 1996

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