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FOR THE DISTRICT OF `DELAWARE
JOSEPH LAWRENCE CURRY, )
Plaintiff, i
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G`REGO`RY HOPKINS, )
Defendant. i
AFFIDAVIT OF MICHAEL LITTLE
l, Michaei Little, having been duly sworn according to the law, do hereby depose
and state the following: _
l. I am employed by the State of Delaware, Department of Correction at the
Delaware Correctional Center ("DCC") near Smyrna, Delaware as Legai Services
Administrator. I have been employed by the Department of Correction for 15 years. My
duties include the supervision of eil law libraries at DCC. I have held this position since
April 18, 2004.
2. in response to a request from the State of Delaware Department of Justice, I have
obtained documentation relating to the frequency ot` pre-trial detainee Eoseph Lawrence
Cun‘y’s iaw library usage, the number of uses of the prison"s notary, and the lreqnency
and volume of copied pages of lcgai material provided to Mr. Curry by the Delaware
Correctional Center.
3. Attached hereto as Exhibit A, is a printed log of Mr. Curry’s Law Library
Appointments. It is broken down by appointments attended, appointments missed, court
appearances, and notary uses. It was generated by a review ofthe law library attendance

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through May I 1, 2005, Mr. Curry has attended tbe Pre-trial Law Library 99 times, missed
5 appointments to use the ?re-trial Law Library, has appeared in court on two separate
occasions, and has obtained the use of the prison notary 10 times. The use of Eaw library
facilities including the use of a notary are provided to inmates free of charge.
4. Attached hereto as Exhibit B is the Deiaware 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 of the day to day business operations at the Delaware
Correctional Center. The Photo~Copy Log indicates that Mr. Curry has been provided at
least 738 pages of copied legai material from the time period February 13, 2004 through
May 5, 2005. This number does not reflect the number of pages of copied case law
materiais which have been provided to Mr. Corry. This log aiso indicates that Mr. Curry
sought and received the heip of prisoner paralegais on 8 separate occasions. Mr. Curry is
provided the above services free of charge.
5. Mr. Curry continues to have access to the abovedisted legal resources.
6. I have made these statements based upon my personal knowledge, specialized
training, and experience as an employee of the Department of Correction. g
‘ ichael Littie
SWORN TO AND SUBSCRIBED BEFORE ME THISMDAY ,
2005.

Case 1:04-cv-00175-JJF

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Case 1:04-cv-00175-JJF

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