United States Sixth Circuit

In a state prisoner's civil rights action, the question of what constitutes "legal mail" is one of law and the district court erred in submitting the issue to the jury; correspondence in certain claims did not implicate constitutionally-protected legal mail rights, and defendants were entitled to qualified immunity on certain claims.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/18/2003
• Published 09/18/2003

Judges

• Before SILER, DAUGHTREY, and GILMAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Daniel E. Manville (argued and briefed), Ferndale, MI, for Appellee., Patrick J. Wright (briefed), Kevin R. Himebaugh (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Corrections Div., Lansing, MI, for Defendants-Appellants.