Legal Opinion
Weldon Wiggins v. Ruth Rushen, Director of the California Department of Corrections, Main Classification Committee at Soledad
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 17, 1985No. 83-1719PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KENNEDY, Circuit Judge:
Weldon Wiggins, acting pro se, brought an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Rushen, Director of the California Department of Corrections, claiming that access to the law library at the California Training Facility at Soledad (Soledad) for those held in maximum security was constitutionally inadequate. The district court issued a mandatory injunction governing access to legal materials for maximum security inmates and awarded Wiggins nominal damages of $250.00. On appeal the Director argues that: (1) the district court’s denial of Rushen’s motion to dismiss for…
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