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· 11/12/1959

Marvin Spires v. Alfred F. Dowd, Warden of the Indiana State Prison

Citations

  • 271 F.2d 659
  • 1959 U.S. App. LEXIS 3095

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  • warden cannot prevent inmate from mailing documents to clerk of state court
  • allegations of alterations of outgoing pleadings states a cause of action under § 1983

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Judges: Hastings, Schnackenberg, Knoch

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