Legal Opinion
Gilmore v. Lynch
District Court, N.D. California
Decided May 28, 1970No. 45878PublishedCited by 175 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING RELIEF
2Per curiam
Plaintiffs herein are prisoners at various facilities administered by the California Department of Corrections. They challenge certain rules and regulations of the Department concerning inmate access to law books, legal materials, and lay assistance in preparing prisoner writs and complaints. Also attacked are procedures of the California State Law Library regarding circulation of legal materials to prisoners. Since plaintiffs ask that the enforcement of these rules be enjoined on constitutional grounds, and since the rules are of state-wide applicability, a three judge…
3Cases cited22 opinions
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4Cited by175 opinions
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