White v. Kautzky.

• Position: Prisoner alleges correction officials of violating his access to courts rights - Brief Article

U.S. District Court

LAW LIBRARY

LEGAL ASSISTANCE

White v. Kautzky, 269 F.Supp.2d 1054 (N.D.Iowa 2003). A state inmate brought an action against a director of a state corrections department and the warden of a state penitentiary, alleging that his and other inmates' access to courts rights were violated by their failure to keep the penitentiary law library up to date. The court held that summary judgment for the inmate's individual claim was precluded by a genuine issue of material fact, as to whether the legal assistance system at...