U.S. Appeals Court: PLACEMENT ACCESS TO COURTS.

Allah v. Seiverling, 229 F.3d 220 (3rd Cir. 2000). A prisoner filed a complaint alleging he was being kept in administrative segregation in retaliation for filing civil rights lawsuits against prison officials, and that he was denied meaningful access to the courts. The district court dismissed the complaint for failure to state a claim and the prisoner appealed. The appeals court vacated and remanded, finding that the prisoner stated a claim of retaliation and denial...