STORSETH v. SPELLMAN

No. 79-4682.

654 F.2d 1349 (1981)

Larry A. STORSETH, # 623435, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. John D. SPELLMAN, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided August 31, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David F. Gross, Graham & James, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.

Katherine D. Mix, Asst. Atty. Gen., Olympia, Wash., for defendants-appellees.

Before WRIGHT and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges, and BURNS, District Judge.


EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:

I. INTRODUCTION

We are asked to determine (1) whether an inmate has a right to the assistance of an inmate writ writer of his choice to assure his right of access to the courts and (2) the extent of his First Amendment right to communicate with that writ writer.1 Because inmate Storseth has enjoyed adequate access through other avenues, we hold that he does not have any right to inmate...

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