· 9/3/1976
In the Matter of the Warden of the Wisconsin State Prison, Richard A. Moeck v. Inspector John Zajackowski
Citations
- 541 F.2d 177
- 1976 U.S. App. LEXIS 7252
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- explaining that although the Federal Due Process Clause “guarantee^] access to the courts,” it does not “grant a prisoner the right to attend court in order to carry on the civil proceedings which he initiates”
- the state’s refusal to transport a prisoner to federal court on the same basis as to a state court was a denial of equal protection
- the state's refusal to transport a prisoner to federal court on the same basis as to a state court was a denial of equal protection
- “The due process requirements…do not grant a prisoner the right to attend court in order to carry on the civil proceedings which he initiates.”
- “The due process requirements of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments, which guarantee access to the courts, do not grant a prisoner the right to attend court in order to carry on the civil proceedings which he initiates.”
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Judges: Fairchild, Swygert, Tone
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