Legal Opinion
Roger Lee Woods v. Loren Daggett, Warden United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth, Kansas
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided October 8, 1976No. 75-1197PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLLOWAY, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Woods appeals the dismissal of his habeas case in which he alleged deprivation of First Amendment and due process rights. His complaint concerned refusal of prison authorities at Leavenworth Penitentiary to deliver to him several used law books mailed to Woods by his parents. One paperback volume (Federal Rules of Civil Procedure), which was missing from the prison law library, was given to him. The prison authorities’ response shows that they acted under a Policy Statement guideline limiting publications to be received by inmates to those coming directly…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Douglas v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Procunier v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Virginia State Board of Pharmacy v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Johnson v. AverySupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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- Louis Wolfish v. Honorable Edward LeviCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
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- Ramos v. LammDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1980
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