Rodriguez v. Ames.

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Rodriguez v. Ames, 224 F.Supp.2d 555 (W.D.N.Y. 2002). A pro se state prisoner brought a suit against state corrections officials and employees, alleging violations of [section] 1983. The district court granted partial summary judgment for the defendants. The court held that a prison directive that prohibited prisoners from soliciting did not violate the prisoner's First Amendment rights because there was a rational connection between the directive and a legitimate governmental interest in prison security, and where there were no alternative avenues that would allow the prisoner to exercise his rights. The court found that the...