Free Motion for Reconsideration - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
A CHARLES M. ROBINSON, )
Plaintiff, g
I l . v. g C.A. No. 04-1202-GMS q.
STANLEY TAYLOR, PAUL HOWARD, g
THOMAS CARROLL, BETTY BURRIS, ) I
MAJOR HOLMAN, RONALD DRAKE, )
CPL. L. M. MERSON, LT. GODWIN, and )
· C/O THURMAN STANLEY, ) E
. Defendants. g
AFFIDAVIT OF MICHAEL LITTLE
I, Michael Little, having been duly swom according to the law, do hereby depose
and State the following: .
1. I am employed by the State of Delaware, Department of Correction at the
Delaware Correctional Center ("DCC") near Smyrna, Delaware as Legal Services
Administrator. I have been employed by the Department of Correction for 15 years. My
_ duties include the supervision of all law libraries at D.CC. I have held this position since
April 18, 2004.
2. ln response to a request Hom the State of Delaware Department of Justice, I have
obtained documentation relating to the frequency ot inmate Charles Robinsorfs law
library usage, the number of uses of the prisoifs notary, and the frequency and voltune of
copied pages of legal material provided to Mr. Robinson by the Delaware Correctional
Center.`
3. Attached hereto as Exhibit A, is a printed log of Mr. Robinson’s Security Housing

Unit (SHU) Law Library Requests. It is broken down by dates with a description of the
materials and services requested, along with those items received. It was generated by a
review of the law library requests documentation. This log shows that during the period
between April 1, 2005 through April 28, 2005, Mr. Robinson requested and received
SHU law library services 45 times. In addition to the SHU library requests, Mr. Robinson
received paralegal assistance from the Main Law Library, and has obtained the use ofthe
prison notary 12 times. The use of law library facilities, including the use of a notary, is
provided to inmates free of charge.
4. Attached hereto as Exhibit B is the Delaware Correctional Center’s Main Law
Library Photo-Copy Log. This log is generated by the copying office located at the Main
‘ Law Library and is created as part ofthe day to day business operations at the Delaware
Correctional Center. The Photo-Copy Log indicates that Mr. Robinson has been
provided at least 631 pages of copied legal material from the time period September 9,
2004 through May 3, 2005. This number does not reflect the number of pages of copied
case law materials, which have been provided to Mr. Robinson. This log also indicates
that Mr. Robinson sought andlreceived the help of prisoner patalegals on 8 separate
I occasions. Mr. Robinson is provided the above services lice of charge.
5. Mr. Robinson continues to have access to the above-listed legal resources.
` 6. I have made these statements based upon my personal knowledge ecialized
training, and experience as an employee ofthe Department of Correction.;
- Michael Little
A SWORN TO AND SUBSCRIBED BEFORE ME THIS DAY or

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