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· 8/31/2023

Lotfizadeh Dehkordi v. Bitter

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  • recognizing that prison officials may not retaliate against prisoner for seeking access to the federal courts
  • holding that a state may impose reasonable restrictions on assistance by inmates, such as limitations on the time and location of such activities
  • holding that, unless alternative sources of assistance are provided, prisoners must be allowed access to inmate \writ-writers\
  • recognizing that prison officials may not retaliate against prisoner for seeking access to the federal courts
  • holding that, unless alternative sources of assistance are provided, prisoners must be allowed access to inmate “writ-writers”
  • holding that regulation barring prisoners from assisting others with legal matters, including preparation of habeas petitions, unconstitutionally abridged right of habeas corpus

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Judges: Judge Richard J. Leon

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