Eighth Circuit· 7/17/2007

White v. Kautzky

Citations

494 F.3d 677
2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 16930
2007 WL 2033335

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holding that a prisoner alleging denial of access to the courts must establish an actual injury
affirming the district court’s dismissal when the plaintiff only alleged that he was prevented from filing because he did not know what arguments to make
explaining to prove an actual injury an inmate must demonstrate his non-frivolous legal claim was frustrated or impeded
first citing Harbury, 536 U.S. at 413; and then citing Lewis v. Casey, 518 U.S. 343, 351, 353, 355 (1996)
“Because the actual injury requirement concerns the prisoner’s standing to bring a claim, and thus our jurisdiction, and because we avoid unnecessarily deciding constitutional issues, we will first consider whether [the plaintiff] suffered any actual injury.”
two-year statute of limitations applies to § 1983 actions in Iowa

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Judges: Riley, Bowman, Arnold

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