Legal Opinion
In Re Van Geldern
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 28, 1971No. Crim. 5978PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
REGAN, J.
On September 2, 1970, petitioners John van Geldern, Jay B. Jones and James D. Reed, prison inmates in the lawful custody of the Department of Corrections at Folsom Prison, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the California Supreme Court, prepared in propria persona on behalf of themselves “and a class too numerous to mention.” They challenge the application of prison regulations governing inmate purchase and receipt of books and periodicals. The Supreme Court issued an order to show cause, returnable before this court. Petitioner van Geldern has filed supplemental…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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3Cited by6 opinions
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