If a prisoner is denied access to adequate law libraries or adequate assistance from persons trained in the law, can he bring a claim for damages?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Lawson v. Rowland, 972 F.2d 1340 (9th Cir. 1992):
If a prisoner's claims do not involve denial of access to adequate law libraries or adequate assistance from persons trained in the law, the prisoner must demonstrate actual injury, or a "specific instance in which ... [the] inmate was actually denied access to the courts." Sands v. Lewis, 886 F.2d 1166, 1171 (9th Cir.1989).
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