Bourdon v. Loughren, No. 03-0196 (2nd Cir.) (386 F.3d 88) (October 5, 2004) (Judge Jose A. Cabranes)
In this case the Second Circuit adopted a bright-line rule that the appointment of counsel fully satisfies the constitutional guarantees on providing prisoners access to the courts. The Court emphasized that it was “explicitly” holding that the appointment of counsel satisfies the obligation to give prisoners, including pretrial detainees, the ...
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