Jonathan Walker v. Arkansas Department of Correction, Division of Correction; and Dexter Payne

Summary

The court affirmed dismissal of Walker's petition seeking declaratory and injunctive relief to require the Arkansas Department of Correction to permit correspondence with his incarcerated spouse. Because Walker expressly disavowed any constitutional claim and alleged only that the Department misapplied its own policy, he failed to plead a legally protectable interest or facts supporting judicial review of the policy. The court therefore held that the circuit court properly dismissed the petition.