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BERRY v. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

No. 1 CA-CIV 7667.

144 Ariz. 318 (1985)

697 P.2d 711

Richard S. BERRY and James Coumpy individually and as representatives of a class, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, State of Arizona, Stanley Bates, Charles Ryan and Timothy Murphy, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department D.

March 14, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Coumpy, in pro. per.

Richard S. Berry, Tempe, in pro. per.

Robert K. Corbin, Atty. Gen. by Jay R. Adkins, Asst. Atty. Gen., Phoenix, for appellees.

OPINION

MEYERSON, Presiding Judge.

This appeal arises from an action brought by prisoners who claim they were denied meaningful access to an adequate law library and therefore were denied the right of access to the courts guaranteed by Bounds v. Smith, 430 U.S. 817, 97 S.Ct. 1491, 52 L.Ed.2d 72 (1977). The trial court dismissed the prisoners' suit, finding no obligation upon appellee Arizona Department of Corrections...

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