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ORTIZ v. FORT DODGE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY

No. 03-1868.

368 F.3d 1024 (2004)

Jose M. ORTIZ, Appellant, v. FORT DODGE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY; Tom Connelly, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: May 25, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick Ingram, Iowa City, Iowa, for appellant.

William A. Hill, argued, Assistant Attorney General, of Des Moines, Iowa (Thomas J. Miller on the brief), for appellee.

Before MURPHY, HEANEY and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

At the time he filed this action, Jose M. Ortiz was an inmate at the Fort Dodge Correction Facility (FDCF) in Iowa. Originally from Mexico City, Mexico, Ortiz's native language is Spanish, but he is also fluent in English. On August 30, 2000, in accordance with prison policy, Ortiz formally requested to write letters in Spanish to various members of his family. At that time, FDCF's policy permitted written communication in a foreign language...

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