Legal Opinion
Casey v. Lewis
District Court, D. Arizona
Decided November 13, 1992No. CIV 90-0054 PHX CAM, CIV 91-1808 PHX CAMPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW ACCESS TO THE COURTS
MUECKE, District Judge.
Having considered the evidence presented by the parties in this matter regarding the access to the courts issues, the Court concludes as follows:
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. Access to the Courts
A. Physical Access without access to legal materials
In a number of facilities, prisoners allowed physical access to the law library are not allowed to browse the shelves. In some facilities, general population prisoners are denied access to the shelves although they are allowed physical access to the law library. Therefore, they…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Bounds v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Procunier v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- David Poe Wood v. Vernon G. Housewright, George SumnerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
- Joseph Toussaint, Plaintiffs/appellees/cross-Appellants v. Daniel McCarthy Defendants/appellants/cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Larry A. Storseth, 623435 v. John D. SpellmanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Lewis v. CaseySupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Bryant v. Arizona Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007
- Fletcher Casey, Jr., on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. Samuel A. Lewis, Director, Arizona Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
- Lewis v. CaseySupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Hook v. State of Ariz.District Court, D. Arizona · 1995
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