Laurence v. R.I. Dep't of Corr.
Annotate this CasePlaintiff was an inmate serving a life sentence incarcerated at the Adult Correction Institutions (ACI). Plaintiff filed an amended complaint naming as defendants employees of the ACI and Department of Corrections (DOC), alleging that Defendants violated his right to privacy by monitoring him via video camera while he was in his prison cell and that Defendants regularly harassed him. The trial justice dismissed the complaint. The Supreme Court affirmed. Meanwhile, Plaintiff filed another complaint against thirteen employees of the DOC. Along with the complaint, Plaintiff filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis. The trial court denied Plaintiff's motion and entered an administrative order restricting Plaintiff from filing any further pro se actions in superior court. The Supreme Court vacated the orders restricting Plaintiff from filing any pro se actions, holding that the order did not comport with Supreme Court precedent and impermissibly infringed upon Plaintiff's right of access to the courts.
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