Legal Opinion
John E. Reneer v. Lt. Brian Sewell Al C. Parke Laura Vestal
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 15, 1992No. 91-5577PublishedCited by 160 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RYAN, Circuit Judge.
In this action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, plaintiff John E. Reneer, a former inmate at the Kentucky State Reformatory, alleges that defendants, various corrections officials, violated his First Amendment rights by reading his incoming legal mail. He appeals the district court’s order granting defendants’ motion for summary judgment, limiting future filings by plaintiff in forma pauperis, 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d), and denying his motion to appoint counsel. We vacate that portion of the district court’s order granting summary judgment to the defendants and remand for further…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Bernard E. Laclair v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by160 opinions
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