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GENTRY v. DUCKWORTH

No. 93-1407.

65 F.3d 555 (1995)

Kenneth E. GENTRY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jack R. DUCKWORTH, Superintendent, Indiana State Reformatory, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 29, 1995.

Rehearing Denied September 20, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerold S. Solovy, Lawrence S. Schaner, Steven P. Blonder (argued), Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, for plaintiff-appellant.

Laurel Taback Twinney, Wayne Uhl (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, for defendant-appellee.

Before BAUER, MANION, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

Kenneth Gentry, an inmate at the Indiana State Reformatory, claims he was denied materials necessary to complete an adequate court filing. Gentry argues that the denial violated his constitutional right of access to the courts. The district court granted summary judgment against Gentry; we vacate and remand.

I. Background

Kenneth Gentry is a prisoner of the State of Indiana, convicted of burglary, theft, and of being a habitual...

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