Legal Opinion
Gaines v. Maynard
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided March 19, 1991No. 67752, w/67798PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMERS, Justice.
Plaintiffs are American Indian prisoners seeking a writ of mandamus against their Warden. Boiled down, their suit is for the appointment of legal counsel based on an alleged denial of access to the courts. The District Court of Pittsburg County dismissed the case five days after it was filed. On certiorari to the Court of Appeals, which affirmed, our sole question is whether the trial court’s dismissal was proper. We conclude that at least one of the plaintiffs’ claims was properly dismissed, but that the pivotal issue of entitlement to court appointed attorney for alleged…
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