Denied access to the courts in LA

From a Request for Administrative Remedy

Dear Warden,

X has violated my right of due process, access to the courts. (Bounds v. Smith, 430 U.S. 817, 821, 52 L. Ed 2d. 72 S. Ct. 1491 (1977)) It is fundamental that access to the courts for the purpose of challenging confinement, conditions of confinement or violations of civil rights may not be denied or obstructed. (Johnson v. Avery, 393 U.S. 483, 485, 21 L. Ed 2d 718, 89 S. Ct. 747 (1969))

Ordinarily, if I were out there in general population I would have direct access to the law library. Unfortunately I'm in segregation and the only way for me to obtain law books is through the legal request form. The items I request are supposed to be given to the inmate counsel in my assigned area so he can bring it to me. On the above date, the inmate counsel made his usual round [and brought me some cases I had requested], and I asked him what happened to the rest of the cases I requested. He said X told his boss to [get the message to me] that if I wanted any more cases than the ones delivered I could pay for them. X has deliberately and audaciously denied me adequate access to the law library and therefore my right of access to the courts.

-- a Louisiana prisoner, January 2006