Filed Date: Nov. 17, 1981
Closed Date: 1984
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Sometime in 1982, a prisoner of the State of Arizona filed a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Arizona Department of Corrections in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. The plaintiff alleged that the defendants had violated his constitutional rights by failing to maintain an adequate law library.
We have no documents from this case, but we know that the District Court ruled that the plaintiff had been deprived of his rights and ordered the defendants to maintain the prison's law library in a manner specified by the court. We know this because this case is referenced in the consent decree in Lewis v. Casey, para. I.L: "ADOC shall adequately maintain up-to-date collections in each law library of the materials and resources required by Wilkinson v. MacDougall, CIV 81-1397 (Jan 5, 1984)." We have no other information on the case.
Summary Authors
Kristen Sagar (9/24/2007)
Taylor v. Arizona, District of Arizona (1972)
Black v. Ricketts, District of Arizona (1984)
Casey v. Lewis, District of Arizona (1990)
Last updated March 30, 2024, 3:09 a.m.
Docket sheet not available via the Clearinghouse.State / Territory: Arizona
Case Type(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: Nov. 17, 1981
Closing Date: 1984
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Inmate confined by the State of Arizona
Plaintiff Type(s):
Public Interest Lawyer: Unknown
Filed Pro Se: Unknown
Class Action Sought: Unknown
Class Action Outcome: Unknown
Defendants
Arizona Department of Corrections, State
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Constitutional Clause(s):
Due Process: Substantive Due Process
Available Documents:
Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff
Nature of Relief:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Order Duration: 1984 - 0
Issues
General:
Access to lawyers or judicial system
Jails, Prisons, Detention Centers, and Other Institutions: