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Shoats v. Commissioner, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 10, 1991No. 259 Misc. Dkt. 1990PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KELLEY, Judge.

Russell Shoats brings this action in our original jurisdiction characterized as an “Application for Special Relief and/or Summary Judgment” seeking to compel the Department of Corrections (DOC) to provide access to Pennsylva*609nia legal materials. Before us are the motions of both parties for summary judgment.

At issue in this case is the duty of DOC to provide Pennsylvania legal materials to a Pennsylvania state inmate who is temporarily housed in an out-of-state federal correctional institution.

Shoats is currently serving a prison sentence imposed by the Court of Common Pleas of…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Bounds v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. Wm. Penn Parking Garage, Inc. v. City of PittsburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  3. Consumer Party of Pennsylvania v. Com.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  4. Penn Center House, Inc. v. HoffmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  5. Howard Hossman v. William Spradlin, James Kimmel and Jack R. DuckworthCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Martinez v. StateIdaho Court of Appeals · 1997
  2. Altoona Area School District v. CampbellCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  3. Demps v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997
  4. Johnston v. LehmanCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  5. Moss v. Pennsylvania Department of CorrectionsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2004

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