State Ex Rel. Terry v. Traeger

We deem there are three dispositive issues. They are: (1) Whether the letter to the respondent constitutes a complaint or petition sufficient to permit the county court to accept jurisdiction; (2) whether there existed some administrative remedy which petitioner was required to exhaust before bringing suit in court; and (3) whether mandamus is a proper remedy.

Preliminary to a determination of the issues, from the record before us, it is doubtful that the petitioner has a valid claim that he was denied access to the courts by the prison staff and prison regulations. The prison staff did…