Biography
Apolinar Navarette Jr., also known as Paul Medel Navarette, was a California prisoner who pursued civil-rights litigation over interference with his correspondence and access to legal assistance. He alleged retaliation connected to his prison-law-library work and writ writing. The Supreme Court opinion in Procunier v. Navarette records his confinement at Soledad from September 1, 1971 through December 11, 1972. That institution-specific interval does not establish his first overall admission or release to freedom. The 1978 ruling addressed prison officials’ immunity on a negligence claim; it did not establish that his underlying conviction was political.
Apolinar Navarette Jr., also known as Paul Medel Navarette, was a California prisoner who pursued civil-rights litigation over interference with his correspondence and access to legal assistance. He alleged retaliation connected to his prison-law-library work and writ writing. The Supreme Court opinion in Procunier v. Navarette records his confinement at Soledad from September 1, 1971 through December 11, 1972. That institution-specific interval does not establish his first overall admission or release to freedom. The 1978 ruling addressed prison officials’ immunity on a negligence claim; it did not establish that his underlying conviction was political.
The Black Panther, March 4, 1978, volume 18 no. 7, PDF page 9; Procunier v. Navarette, 434 U.S. 555 (1978), PDF page 1; Procunier v. Navarette, 434 U.S. 555 (1978), PDF page 2; Procunier v. Navarette, 434 U.S. 555 (1978), PDF page 3; Procunier v. Navarette, 434 U.S. 555 (1978), PDF page 4; Procunier v. Navarette, 434 U.S. 555 (1978), PDF page 5; Procunier v. Navarette, 434 U.S. 555 (1978), PDF page 16; Navarette v. Enomoto, 536 F.2d 277 (9th Cir. 1976).
Source-reported institution: Soledad Prison, California; institution-specific phase beginning September1,1971.
