Robert Dale Strickler v. Gary Waters, Sheriff Commonwealth of Virginia City of Portsmouth Department of Corrections

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• holding that reduced library 20 time and limited legal resources in library did not restrict Plaintiff’s access to the courts
• holding that claim of denial of access to the courts requires showing of actual injury
• holding that Virginia law that imposed on cities the costs of keeping local jails “in good order” did not expose city to liability under Monell
• holding that vague and conclusory allegations about delays or inconveniences to inmate’s legal work cannot support a denial of access claim
• holding that prisoners must allege actual injury or specific harm when asserting claims of denial of access to courts
• holding that in “challenge to prison conditions a plaintiff must produce evidence of a serious or significant physical or emotional injury resulting from the challenged conditions”

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