The following excerpt is from Kirchner v. Biter, Case No. 1:18-cv-00516-AWI-BAM (PC) (E.D. Cal. 2020):
Inmates have a fundamental constitutional right of access to the courts. Lewis v. Casey, 518 U.S. 343, 346 (1996). However, the right is limited to direct criminal appeals, habeas petitions, and civil rights actions. Id. at 354. In order to state a claim for the denial of court access, a prisoner
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