Whether a prison's restrictive law library access policy unconstitutionally impedes an indigent prisoner's ability to prepare and timely file a writ of certiorari

No question identified. : Page 2 et 9 unlike most institutions where each. yard -has their omb ‘law library, Valley State Prison has only one library located in a more restticted section of the: facility where inmates From each yard are only allowed access based: on a rotational — schedule. That means that rather than having lew Iibeary dtcesr dwice a day on all five weekdays, we af Valley State only have access ence every twa days, giving us 4 maximum opportunity of three times a week. Valley State ‘has thandatory training for officers on Thursdays and Peidays after V2:99 pm, and famateS are locked down during those hoves. This meaus that on beth Jays the aFherhoan program hours (2:79pm! 4:00pm) are cancelled and S¢ whoever covld have had law brary qccess on one ‘ot those two afternoons are barred, cut fing their law library access from three times a week te only twice a week. ; despite being Z low secority level pris, there .are many vaexpected lack Jowhs, resulting in the loss of claw libracy actess for whoever s yaed was schedsled for access during that day. Valley States Edveatian Frincipal has created an unusual policy which mandates all access te law library fer legal use tosh be approved fiest an? the approval cold fake Page 3 of F days to weeks be fore being geanted. Even mere odd is the Fact that fhis approval: is required OWLY fir LEGAL related use of the faw library, while recreatimel yse requires na permission How -ar why the educatten principal has been given avtherity over law librmy access pricedures, is a question Im sill trying 4 figure avt. 5. Law library access iS Never approved fae fime slats in which an intate has a Class, selfhelp greup, oC Vacation taking place. These obstacles fer law library access created by the Facilit, have cantrily Led to-the vatimely completion of my creating and imailing of my writ of certiorari. To establish my honesty however, I must also disclose my own incompe tance ‘which has’ contributed pactially te my vatimely filing. 1, despite all my efforts to research methsds of preving my innocence, I must admit that L have failed te discaver that 4 writ of certiorari is ah available op tien vatil September 8th 2025, just eight days betore tHe deadline te make my filing. I fevad od thet L have the option af Cectierani from my ‘Acme eiayaliate attorney (who no loager represents’ me). when she Sent me a ledfep I had recleved: ‘on the Sth: Page y of > 2. On September 1fth, my farmer’ atterney and LD hed ove finel canfer ence call during which she inistaleenly informed me that during, my Filing Fee certiorars I need anly to submit my original appeal brief that was used as the dicect appeals opening. Upen hearing thes I Immediately sent a request fir Copying services ith the law library a that 2 be able te create a seperate set of briefs fir the Vaited States Supreme Court and for the Califeenta Atterney General Approval for my request to make coples 5 still peading. 3. Throvy h further pesearch during the Jays that fallwed my conference call with my former attorney, LT learned (via personal law books berrewed fram other jamates), that @ weit foe Certioraci may nof exceed 40 pages My original direct appee| pening brief which ny former aftarrey hed deatted contaths 419 pages, which meme TL most condense the bereft. This task may dake me Ssevera) more days, and if my approval te make Copies psatt granted sean, then L may need to hand wnte two copies . of my writ, along with ary forms L may heed to rnclude. For these circumstances described, some caused by my owh iacompetence L humbly request a 30 day extentroh be ] Page S of & granted fowards Ae deal line te Fille, ny writ of Certiorar:, I4 shuld also be nated thet Ly san indigant .detea dart: and am repvesting a watver of the filing fee. I apolagize for the last minute request for this extentish and ask that rf pessible, the caurt please grand ny extention reques}. Respect fully Submitted he Ze Hasib Bin Galamrgl bi Bk 35492 Valley Sta