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HOOKS v. WAINWRIGHT

No. 84-3756.

775 F.2d 1433 (1985)

Harold Raymond HOOKS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, etc., Defendant-Appellant. Harold Raymond HOOKS, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, etc., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

November 12, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mitchell D. Franks, Chief Trial Counsel, Walter M. Meginniss, Asst. Atty. Gen., Dept. of Legal Affairs, Civil Div., Tallahassee, Fla., for defendant-appellant.

James W. Clute, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civil Rights Div., Washington, D.C., Richard A. Belz, Fla. Institutional Legal Services, Inc., Gainesville, Fla., Peter M. Siegel, Florida Justice Institute, Inc., Miami, Fla., Charles H. Livingston, Sarasota, Fla., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before RONEY and FAY, Circuit Judges, and DUMBAULD, District Judge.

RONEY, Circuit Judge:

This appeal presents a single issue certified by the district court for interlocutory appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C.A. § 1292(b). The district court held that any acceptable plan for ensuring Florida prisoners meaningful access to the courts as required by Bounds v. Smith, 430 U.S. 817, 97 S.Ct. 1491, 52 L.Ed.2d 72 (1977), must include a provision for the assistance of counsel. The decision...

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