The following excerpt is from Defusco v. Crabtree, 990 F.2d 1256 (9th Cir. 1992):
Prisoners have a right to meaningful access to the courts. This right is not absolute, but must be "adequate, effective and meaningful." Bounds v. Smith, 430 U.S. 817, 824 (1977).
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