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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GREGORY MCKINNEY,

Plaintiff, CV F 04 6030 OWW WMW P

vs. ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO 

 COMPLETE AND SUBMIT USM 285 

 FORMS FOR SERVICE OF

PROCESS

CDC, et al.,

Defendants.

Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se. Plaintiff seeks

relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This proceeding was referred to this

court by Local Rule 72-302 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1).

This action proceeds on the July 17, 2007, fourth amended

complaint filed in response to an order dismissing the third amended

complaint. That order found that the third complaint failed to state a

claim for relief, and granted Plaintiff leave to file a fourth amended

complaint that corrects the deficiencies noted in the order dismissing the

third amended complaint. 

 The order dismissing the third amended complaint noted the

following. Plaintiff, an inmate in the custody of the California

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Department of Corrections at CCI Tehachapi, brings this civil rights

action against defendant correctional officials employed by the

Department of Corrections at CCI Tehachapi. Plaintiff names the

following individual defendants: Correctional Counselor T. Casey; and

Correctional Counselor S. Buentiempo. 

Plaintiff sets forth two claims. Plaintiff claims that he is

being denied the amount of outdoor exercise prescribed by prison

regulations and that he his request for transfer to another prison has

been denied.

In the order dismissing the original complaint, plaintiff was

advised of the following. To warrant relief under the Civil Rights Act, a

plaintiff must allege and show that defendant’s acts or omissions caused

the deprivation of his constitutionally protected rights. Leer v. Murphy,

844 F.2d 628, 633 (9th Cir. 1993). In order to state a claim under § 1983, a

plaintiff must allege that: (1) a person was acting under color of state law

at the time the complained of act was committed; and (2) that person’s

conduct deprived plaintiff of rights, privileges or immunities secured by

the Constitution or laws of the United States. Paratt v.Taylor, 451 U.S.

527, 535 (1981). 

Plaintiff alleges that “he has not been afforded his 10 hours of

yard per week as rules stated in the Title 15 since he was been interview

by institution classification committee.” As noted above, the Civil Rights

Act protects constitutional interests. A violation or prison policy does

not, of itself, give rise to a constitutional claim. Exercise has been

determined to be one of the basic necessities protected by the Eighth

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Amendment. LeMaire v. Maas, 12 F.3d 1444, 1457 (9th Cir. 1993). The longterm denial of outside exercise is unconstitutional. Spain v. Procunier,

600 F.2d 189 (9th Cir. 1979). However, a temporary denial of outdoor

exercise with no medical effects is not a substantial deprivation. May v.

Baldwin, 109 F.3d 557, 565 (9 Cir. 1997)(citing LeMaire, 12 F.3d at 1457). 

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An inquiry regarding the constitutional adequacy of exercise must

proceed from the individual facts of each case. Toussaint v. Yockey, 722

F.2d 1490 (9 Cir. 1984). 

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In the third amended complaint plaintiff did not alleged how

much exercise he has been allowed. There were no allegations that

suggested a total deprivation, just an allegation that he was not getting

ten hours per week. Such an allegation, with nothing more, failed to

state a claim for relief.

In his fourth amended complaint, Plaintiff alleges that as to

his access to exercise and recreation, Defendants T. Casey and S.

Buentiempo intentionally caused him to “continue suffer unwant two and

half years confine to his prison cell at 4 building 5 C 207 low, thereby

violated 8 Amend.” Liberally construed, Plaintiff alleges that he was th

denied access to outdoor exercise for two and a half years.

Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Service is appropriate for the following defendants:

T. CASEY

S. BUENTIEMPO

2. The Clerk of the Court shall send plaintiff two USM-285

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forms, two summonses, a Notice of Submission of Documents

form, an instruction sheet and a copy of the amended

complaint filed July 11, 2007.

3. Within thirty (30) days from the date of this order, plaintiff

shall complete the attached Notice of Submission of

Documents and submit the completed Notice to the court with

the following documents:

a. Completed summons;

b. One completed USM-285 form for each defendant listed

above; and 

c. Three copies of the endorsed amended complaint filed

July 11, 2007. 

4. Plaintiff need not attempt service on defendants and need not

request waiver of service. Upon receipt of the above-described

documents, the court will direct the United States Marshal to

serve the above-named defendants pursuant to Federal Rule

of Civil Procedure 4 without payment of costs. 

5. The failure to comply with this order will result in a

recommendation that this action be dismissed.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 10, 2007 /s/ William M. Wunderlich 

mmkd34 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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