PRATT v. SUMNER

No. 85-1740.

807 F.2d 817 (1987)

Ray Donald PRATT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. George SUMNER, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided January 6, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ray Donald Pratt, pro se.

No appearance for defendant-appellee.

Before ALARCON, BOOCHEVER and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges.


REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:

Ray Donald Pratt is an inmate at the Nevada State Prison, a maximum security facility in Carson City. He wrote to a number of law professors, including some of the most noted in the nation, requesting they send him copies of legal texts they had authored. Many of the professors did so, and some wrote letters complimenting Pratt on his diligence and interest. The prison maintains a policy of returning all books sent to prisoners — hardcover...

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