Giba v. Cook.

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Giba v. Cook, 232 F.Supp.2d 1171 (D.Or. 2002). A state prisoner brought a [section] 1983 action, alleging various constitutional violations. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants, finding that prison officials reasonably interpreted a rule proscribing the possession of legal materials belonging to another inmate as including both copies and originals of such materials. The court held that the prisoner was not denied access to the courts and that his First Amendment rights were not violated when prison staff seized contraband contained in a box clearly...