SLOPAK v. CUPP


513 P.2d 531 (1973)

Larry R. SLOPAK, Appellant, v. Hoyt C. CUPP, Superintendent, Oregon State Penitentiary, and J.C. Keeney, Director of Rehabilitation Services, Oregon State Penitentiary, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided August 27, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David H. Blunt, Salem, argued the cause and filed the brief for appellant.

Scott McAlister, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Lee Johnson, Atty. Gen., and John W. Osburn, Sol. Gen., Salem.

Before SCHWAB, C.J., and LANGTRY and THORNTON, JJ.


LANGTRY, Judge.

Petitioner, a prisoner, for himself and others similarly situated brought this proceeding on alleged constitutional grounds for a writ of habeas corpus to require officials of Oregon state prison to provide copying equipment for use by inmates in preparing legal documents for court filings. The petition was dismissed in circuit court because it fails to state grounds for relief, and petitioner appeals.

Habeas corpus is authorized in ORS 34...

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