Whether prison mail policies and limited law library access unconstitutionally impede an indigent prisoner's ability to timely file a petition for writ of certiorari

No question identified. : NO. IN THE SUPEREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES WILLITAM LOGGINS JRPETITIONER pro se VS. STATE OF KANSASRESPONDENT APPLICATION TO EXTEND THE TIME TO FILE A PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO INDIVIDUAL JUSTICE GORSUCH The petitioner asks Justice Stephen Breyer to consider allowing the pro se petitioner more time to file his writ of certiorari. In support, petitioner states as follows: 1. Petitioner's Case No. 22-125302-A judgment was entered on March 28, 2005. 2. Petitiioner is a pro se litigant. 3. Petitioner is proceeding in forma pauperis, 4. Petitioner is an inmate at the Ellsworth Correctional Facility in Elisworth, Kansas. 5. Authorities at this facility will not deliver mail sent from the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS), for fear that SCOTUS will send us contraband. 6. Due to the petitioner's inmate status, and the facilitie's policies, there were long delays in receiving the Writ of Certiorari packet. Per policy, offenders are not allowed to receive any contents of mail; whether legal or not, whether sent from the SCOTUS, or not. Offenders may only receive photo copies of any mail sent to them. This frequently delays the delivery of the copies. i.e. The Writ of Certiorari packet, instructions, rule book, and all have to be copied. This is usually when they get around to it. Not only does it create long delays is receiving the mail, but it also impeeds the integrity of the contents, received. Offenders cannot be certain whether they are receiving everything that was sent. wk Usually, legal mail is opened in front of the inmate, but not always. 8. At the Ellsworth Correctional Facility, there are about 800 inmates housed in the central unit. Our law library time allows for an hour and forty-five minutes, per day, five days a week, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, and employee illness. 9. The Law Library consists of a total of thirteen (13) computers, with only four (4) with Word capabilities containing Century family fonts, to serve the 300 individuals. Not all 800 are doing legal work, but those that are tend to need the four computers. It is not every day an offender can depend to get to use them when the average number of offenders using the law libarary are from 10 13. Frankly, the petitioner believes the law library is madequately furnished to serve the offenders at this facility. 10. There are also computer failures frequently at this facility. The facility tells us that they have upgraded the computers, and that the new computeres cannot work with Word. They have upgraded their security software, which has downgraded the usefulness of most of these computers. The officials tell us, we can handwrite our documents, even when we point out the Rules of the Supreme Court of the United States. Most offenders do not believe hand written documents will be taken seriously by the courts. 1l. In this case, from the time I sent the letter requesting a Writ of Certiorari packet from SCOTUS, until the time I actually received the copied contents of the packet, nearly a month and a half passed. 12. Ineed more time to prepare a meaningful Writ of Certiorai, and humbly request you grant additional time. Thank you... illidm Loggins Jr Ellsworth Correctional Facility P.O. Box 107 Elisworth, Kansas 67439-00107