Legal Opinion
Morello v. James
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 26, 1987No. 183, Docket 86-2106PublishedCited by 104 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MESKILL, Circuit Judge:
Vincent Morello appeals from two judgments of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York, Telesca, J., dismissing his civil rights claims brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982) for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). Morello complained that New York state prison officials violated his constitutional right of access to the courts by intentionally and selectively taking the pro se legal materials that he had prepared for his state court appeal of his criminal convictions. The district court decided…
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