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MATHIS v. SAUSER

No. S-6773.

942 P.2d 1117 (1997)

Geoffrey MATHIS, Appellant, v. Frank SAUSER, Individually and in his capacity as Director of Institutions; Larry Kincheloe, Individually and in his capacity as Superintendent, Spring Creek Correctional Center, Department of Corrections for the State of Alaska, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

July 18, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Geoffrey Mathis, pro se, Seward.

John K. Bodick, Office of Special Prosecutions and Appeals, Anchorage, and Bruce M. Botelho, Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellees.

Before COMPTON, C.J., and RABINOWITZ, MATTHEWS, EASTAUGH, JJ., and CARPENETI, Justice Pro Tem.

OPINION

RABINOWITZ, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

At issue in this appeal is a state prison policy which prevents inmates from possessing computer printers in their cells. Geoffrey Mathis, an inmate whose printer was seized by prison officials, filed a complaint alleging various constitutional challenges to the policy. The superior court granted summary judgment against Mathis. We reverse in...

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