Fletcher v. Nelson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Six, J.:

This is a prisoner’s rights case. A pro se habeas corpus petition framed under K.S.A. 60-1501 challenged the decision of the El Dorado Correctional Facility (EDCF) to withhold certain incoming mail addressed to petitioner William Fletcher. Fletcher alleged that his First Amendment rights were violated by EDCF’s refusal to deliver religious and racially oriented material addressed to him.

Warden Michael L. Nelson, a defendant, filed a motion for summary judgment opposing Fletcher’s claims (the two other defendants are Ronald Dow, chaplain, and…