Read and relate chapters 11 and 12. Pretend you are a junior associate at the Law Offices of Robert M. Perry. Today you are called into the managing partner’s office. You are told that we have been retained by Paulie Prisoner, an inmate at Trenton State Prison. Paulie was convicted of Murder and is serving a life sentence. However, he wants to sue the Prison for several alleged violations of his rights. Paulie is housed in cell block D. This is the section of the prison reserved for the most dangerous convicts. Paulie tells me that there is a prison regulation (Specifically Regulation 924(c)) that prohibits inmates from receiving pornographic materials. He also tells me that his girlfriend (yes, he has a girlfriend) sent him a picture from her vacation in Jamaica. In the picture she is wearing a bikini. The prison confiscated the picture as pornographic material. Pauly also tells me that when his girlfriend comes to visit him, he is prohibited from having any physical contact because of his classification as a violent inmate. Paulie also tells me that he tried to sue the jail on his own before contacting me. He says he prepared a complaint to file in Court, but the Warden of the prison refused to forward the materials because of regulation 917(a), which gives the Warden absolute discretion as to what correspondence can be sent by inmates. The Warden noted Paulie had another inmate, Johnny Jailawyer, assist him in the preparation of the complaint, which is prohibited by regulation 799(d). Regulation 799(d) prohibits inmates to assist other inmates in any legal matters. I ask you to research four questions: 1. Has the Prison violated any of Paulie Prisoner’s rights by refusing to provide him with the photograph his girlfriend mailed to him? 2. Is the prison permitted to prohibit any physical contact during his visits with his girlfriend? 3. Can the Warden refuse to forward his Court documents? 4. Is the prison permitted to prohibit inmates from assisting other inmates in legal matters? I also ask you to put your answers in a research memo. I’ve attached a sample memo . This is the format to use. Take a look at the substance. This is what I expect. Also note that all the legal authority I use is from the textbook. I expect you to do the same. All the information you need for this assignment is in chapters 11 and 12. Don’t bother looking for the Regulations on the internet. I made them up. DO NOT BOTHER LOOKING ANY OF THIS UP ON THE INTERNET! I want you to use the textbook and nothing else. For each question you should review the legal authority in your memo, then review the arguments Paulie can make. You should also tell me the likelihood of the argument’s success. Use the cases from the textbook to support your arguments. There is no maximum/minimum number of pages, but I expect you to fully answer the questions. Cite the references used. Again only use chapters 11 and 12.
