BELDEN v. LAMPERT

No. S-10-0237.

251 P.3d 325 (2011)

2011 WY 83

Gary Lee BELDEN, Appellant (Plaintiff), v. Robert O. LAMPERT, Director, Wyoming Department of Corrections, in his person as Director of Wyoming Out of State Prisoners, Appellee (Defendant).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

May 24, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Representing Appellant: Gary Lee Belden , pro se.

Representing Appellee: Bruce A. Salzburg , Attorney General; John W. Renneisen , Deputy Attorney General; Misha Westby , Senior Assistant Attorney General.

Before KITE, C.J., and GOLDEN, HILL, VOIGT, and BURKE, JJ.


BURKE, Justice.

[¶ 1] Appellant, Gary Lee Belden, acting pro se, filed an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, contending he was denied his constitutional right of access to the courts because he did not have adequate access to Wyoming legal research materials in a Nevada state correctional facility. Appellant challenges the district court's dismissal of his suit based on a failure to state a claim. We affirm.

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[¶ 2]...

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