CASEY v. LEWIS

No. 93-17169.

43 F.3d 1261 (1994)

Fletcher CASEY, Jr., et al., on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Samuel A. LEWIS, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Submission Deferred November 17, 1994.

Resubmitted November 23, 1994.

Decided December 27, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel P. Struck, Jones, Skelton & Hochuli, Phoenix, AZ, for defendants-appellants.

Elizabeth Alexander, ACLU Nat. Prison Project, Washington, DC, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before: LAY, PREGERSON, and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges.


PREGERSON, Circuit Judge:

Defendants-Appellants Samuel A. Lewis, Director of the Arizona Department of Corrections, et al., appeal the district court's order finding that Plaintiffs-Appellees Fletcher Casey Jr., et al., prisoners incarcerated in facilities of the Arizona Department of Corrections, were unconstitutionally denied meaningful access to the courts. Defendants also appeal the district court's issuance of a permanent injunction requiring the Arizona Department...

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