Opinion ID: 608135
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Heading: Denial of Access

Text: 23 While Conner does not explicitly state a claim for denial of access to the courts or to legal materials, the allegations in his affidavits make out such a claim and allege that Defendants Sandin, Oku, Shohet, Gonsalves, Lee, Paaga, and Marshal are responsible for his deprivation. 10 That Conner gave the wrong name to his injury should not bar him from obtaining relief. See Haines v. Kerner, 404 U.S. 519, 92 S.Ct. 594, 30 L.Ed.2d 652 (1972); United States v. Bigman, 906 F.2d 392, 395 (9th Cir.1990). 24 Conner has a fourteenth amendment right of access to an adequate law library or to persons trained in the law. Bounds v. Smith, 430 U.S. 817, 828, 97 S.Ct. 1491, 1498, 52 L.Ed.2d 72 (1977). Although the facts that Conner alleges are somewhat sketchy, he has presented enough to defeat the state's motion for summary judgment. 11 25 The facts Conner alleges as to Defendants Oku, Shohet, and Gonsalves are conclusory, and therefore fail. The facts he alleges as to Defendants Sandin, Lee, Paaga, and Marshal are not conclusory, and these defendants possess no qualified immunity. Summary judgment on this issue as to these defendants is therefore reversed.