Legal Opinion
Cornett v. Donovan
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 7, 1995No. 92-35255PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TANG, Senior Circuit Judge:
This is a review of a declaratory judgment in which the district court concluded that the constitutional right of access to the courts requires a state to provide legal assistance only through the pleading stage of a habeas corpus or civil rights action. The issue on appeal is whether the constitutional .right of access to the courts requires a state to provide legal assistance beyond the pleading stage. We conclude that it does not.
The Supreme Court cases discussing the constitutional right of access indicate that a state need only provide assistance through the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Bounds v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Johnson v. AverySupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Kim King and Kent Norman v. Victor AtiyehCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
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