Opinion ID: 775066
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Meaningful Access to Courts Claim

Text: 23 Mr. Moore argues that while he was in TASC he was denied access to legal research material and trained legal assistance. He claims that as a direct result one of his pending appeals was dismissed and another case was dismissed because he was unable to file an adequate reply brief. 24 To succeed in an access-to-courts claim, a plaintiff must demonstrate that a non-frivolous legal claim had been frustrated or was being impeded, Johnson v. Missouri, 142 F.3d 1087, 1089 (8th Cir. 1998) (quoting Lewis v. Casey, 518 U.S. 343, 353 (1996)), and that he has suffered an actual injury. Klinger v. Department of Corrections, 107 F.3d 609, 617 (8th Cir. 1997). Here, Mr. Moore has not made a showing that either of his dismissed cases was non-frivolous.