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SHOATS v. COM'R, PA. DEPT. OF CORR.

139 Pa.Commw. 607 (1991)

591 A.2d 326

Russell SHOATS, Petitioner, v. COMMISSIONER, PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS et al., Respondents.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided May 10, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Russell Shoats, pro se.

Michael L. Harvey, Deputy Atty. Gen., with him, John G. Knorr, III, Chief Deputy Atty. Gen., and Ernest D. Preate, Jr., Atty. Gen., for respondents.

Before COLINS and KELLEY, JJ., and BLATT, Senior Judge.

KELLEY, Judge.

Russell Shoats brings this action in our original jurisdiction characterized as an "Application for Special Relief and/or Summary Judgment" seeking to compel the Department of Corrections (DOC) to provide access to Pennsylvania legal materials. Before us are the motions of both parties for summary judgment.

At issue in this case is the duty of DOC to provide Pennsylvania legal materials...

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