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· 1/10/1996

Robert Shawn Treff v. Kerry Galetka, Individually and as the Mailroom Supervisor at the Utah State Prison

Citations

  • 74 F.3d 191
  • 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 327
  • 1996 WL 8165

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that the failure to prove an element of the claim renders remaining facts immaterial
  • holding content and substance of evidence opposing summary judgment must be admissible, and “[i]nadmissible hearsay evidence in an affidavit will not defeat summary judgment”
  • holding prisoner's objections to magistrate report should be considered if mailed from prison in timely fashion
  • requiring prisoner to “show that any denial or delay of access to the court prejudiced him in pursuing litigation”
  • rejecting access-to-court claim where there was no claim of prejudice from delayed access
  • rejecting access-to-court claim where there was no claim of prejudice from delayed access

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Judges: Kelly, Seth, Henry

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