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C LY D E J O E PA R K E R , II , P la in tiff-A p p e lla n t,

ve r s us U N ID E N T IFIE D C U R R IE , W arden ; U N ID E N T IFIE D SM ITH , M aj or; U N ID E N T IFIE D SH A C K L E F O R D , C l assi f i cat i on s; C LA S S IF IC A T IO N M E M B E R S , fro m th e U n it; UN I DE NT I F I E D R E A D, L i e u t e n a n t ; UN I DE NT I F I E D HO UG H; U N ID E N T IF IE D B R O O K S ; U N ID E N T IF IE D G O U C H ; U N ID E N T IF IE D L IT T L E ; U N ID E N T IF IE D N O R T H W O R T H , S erg ea n t; U N I D EN TI FI ED SH AW , N ur s e ; U N I D EN TI FI ED PI CK ET BO SS; U N ID E N T IF IE D H O F F E R , C o r r e c tio n a l O ffic e r ; U N ID E N T IF IE D S IM O N , N u rse; F R E D M O O R E , P h ys i ci a n A ssistan t; U N ID E N T IFIE D W A R D , C orrec t i on alO f f i cer, D e fe n d a n ts -A p p e lle e s .

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### F I L E D Janua ry 4, 2010 Cha rl es R. F ulb ru g e II I ClerkN o. 08- 41023

Pursuant to 5 T H C IR . R. 47.5 , the court has determined that this opinion should not * be publishe d and is not precedent exceptunder the limited circu mstance s set forthin5 T H C IR . R. 47.5 .4. 2 B ef ore D AV IS, SM ITH , an d D E N N IS, C i rcui tJu dg es. JE R R YE

. SM ITH , C i rcui tJu dg e: *

C l yd e P arker, a T exas pri soner, a pp eal s the di sm i ssalof h i s pro se , i n form ap a u p er is 4 2 U

. S

. C

. § 19 8 3 civilri gh ts su i t as frivo l ou s an df or fail u re to state a cl ai m . W e di sm i ss t h e app ealas f rivol ou s.
I

. P a rk er claim s th a t va ri ou s T ex a s p ri son off i ci a ls v i olated the E i gh th A m endm entby subj ec t i ng hi m tocr uelan d u nusualpu ni shm ent
. S pec i f i c al l y, h e a lle g e s th a t p r is o n o ffic ia ls w e r e d e lib e r a te lyin d iffe r e n t to h is s a fe tyb yfa ilin gt o m o v e h im t o a n in d iv id u a l c e ll a fte rn u m e r o u s a lte r c a tio n s w ith o th e rp r isoners. A f t erc onduct i ng a S

pears hea ri n g, t h e m agis t rat e j u dg e i ssueda detai l ed
r e p o r t r e c o m m e n d i n g t h a t t h e s u i t b e d i s m i s s e d a s f r iv o l o u s u n d e r2 8 U. S

. C. § 1915A (b)

. Th e di st r i c tc our t , f oll ow i ng de no vo revi ew of t h e pl ead i n gs, adop t ed t hatr e c o m m e nda t i o n a nd d i s m i s s e d.

II. U n d e rth e P r is o n e rL itig a tio n R e fo r m A c t (“P L R A”), ad is tr ic t c o u r t s h a ll di sm i ss a com pl ai n t t h a t is f rivol ou s orfai l s t o st ate a c l ai m up on w h i ch rel i ef
m ay be gr ant ed. 28 U

. S. C

. § 1 915A (b) ( 1)

. W e r evi ew di sm i ss al s und er§ 1915A de no vo . See, e . g. , G eiger v. Jow ers , 4 0 4 F .3 d3 7 1 , 3 7 3 (5 th C ir . 2 0 0 5 ); R uiz v. Un i t ed S t ate s , 1 6 0 F .3d 2 7 3 , 2 7 5 (5 th C ir. 1 9 9 8 ). T o a v o idd ism iss a l, ap la in tiff
m u s t p le a dfa c ts s u ffic ie n t t o “ s ta te a c la im t o re lie f th a t is p la u s ib le o n its fa c e .”N o. 08- 41023

3 Ash c r of tv . I qb al , 129 S. C t
. 1937, 1949 ( 2009) ( quot i ng B e l lA tla n t i cCor p. v. Tw o m b ly , 5 5 0 U .S . 5 4 4 , 5 7 0 (2 0 0 7 )). P arker m u stdem on st rat e tha t“he w as i n carcer ated un der cond i t i on s posi n g as u b stan ti a lrisko f seriou s h a rm , ” New t on v. B lack , 1 3 3 F

. 3 d30 1 , 30 8 ( 5 th C i r. 199 8) , a n d “ t h at pri son of f i ci al s w ere del iberately i n di f ferent t o hi s needf

or p rotection , ” i d. H e m ustpr ove “t hatt he o f f i c i alac t ual l y kn ew of a s ubst ant i al ri sk of seriou s h a rm an dfa i l ed to act. ” Se e , e . g. , A d eleke v. Heat on , N o. 08- 11211, 2009 W L 3682539, a t *3 (5th Ci r . N ov. 5, 2009) (perc uri am ) (unp ubli sh e d) ( e m p h a sis a d d e d). Parker ’ s al l egat i ons fai lto m ee tt he “ ext r em ely hi gh s t andard” f ordelibe r a te in d iffe r e n c e . D om i n o v. T ex. D ep’ tof C ri m . Ju st i ce , 23 9 F

. 3 d75 2 , 75 6 ( 5 th C i r . 2 0 0 1 )

. D u r i n gh i s c u r r e n t s t i n t i n p r i s o n , P a r k e r h a s l o d g e dr e p e a t e dc o mp la in ts a s s e r tin gt h a t h is life is inje o p a r d y . E a c h tim e , p r is o n o ffic ia ls d u tifu lly i nve s t i ga t e d Pa r ke r ’ s c l ai m a n d d e t e r m i ne d itt o b e uns ubs t ant i at e d. N um e r o us t i m es, t h ose of

f i ci al s neverthel ess m ovedhi m f rom one p ri son to an ot h er, or f rom o ne ce l lbl o c k t o ano t he rand ba c k ag ai n, t o t r y t o kee p hi m a w ayf r o m w hathe perceivedt o be l i fe- t h reat en i n g da n ger. B u t , f or Pa rker, an y assi gn m en tt o a gen eralp opu l ati on u n i tw as ob j ect i on able. A s he ad m i t t ed at hi s S pears hea ri n g , h e ma d e i tp l a i n t o c e r t a i n p r i s o n o f f i c i a l s t h a th e w o u l dk e e p f i l i n gc o mp la in ts u n tilh e w a s h o u se db yh im se lf. T h e m a gistrate jud ge w en t ou t of h er w a y to d eta i lthe va ri ou s i n ci d en ts
on w h i ch P a rk er reli es to s tate h i s cl a i m . F or ea ch occa sion tha t P a rk er p oin ts t o, t h ere i s nothi n g t en di n g t o show t h at th e res pon sibl e of f i ce r “w a s a w a re of fac t s f r o m w hi c h t he i nfe r e nc e c o ul d b e dr awn t hatas ubs t ant i alr i s k o f s e r i o us h a r m e x is ts ” a n dth a t h e d idin fa c t d r a w th e in fe r e n c e . Neals v. Norw ood , 59 F. 3d 530, 533 ( 5t h C i r . 199 5 ) (qu ot i ng Far m e rv . Br e nnan , 511 U

. S. 825, 837 ( 199 4) )

. E ven a ssum i n g t h at the h arm h e faced w as indeed su bstanti al , P arker do e s no ta l l e ge t hatpri s o n o f f i c i al s ac t e d i n w ay s t hatev i nc e “ o bd ur ac y andw an-N o. 08- 41023

4 ton n ess , ” B ra d ley v. Pu ck ett , 15 7 F

. 3 d10 2 2 , 10 2 5 ( 5 th C i r. 19 9 8 ) (qu ota ti on om i tt ed), or t h at r i se above si m pl e n egl igence, se e Fa rm er , 5 1 1 U .S . a t 8 4 7 ; L aw son v . D a lla s Co u n ty , 2 8 6 F .3 d2 5 7 , 2 6 2 -6 3 (5 th C ir . 2 0 0 2 ). St r ippe d o f

the ir“ concl u sory al l egati o ns o rl e ga lc o nc lus i o ns m as que r ad i ng a s fa ctu a lcon cl u sion , ” T aylor v. B ooks A Mi l l i on , I n c. , 29 6 F

. 3 d37 6 , 37 8 ( 5 th C i r. 200 2) , P arker’ s c l ai m s boi ld ow n to a di sagreem en tw i t h pri son of f i ci al s over h i s hou si n g st atus. H e w an t s a si n gl e cell , bu t pri son of f i ci al s hav e deter m i n ed t h at he shou l d r em ai n i n gen eral pop u l ati on . A n “ i n m ate does n otha ve a protectab l e lib ertyor p rop ertyi n teres t i n h i s c ust odi alc l as sif ic a ti on , ” Nea ls , 59 F. 3d at533, and hi s m er e “ di sa gr ee m ent w i t h a c l as sif i c at i on i s i nsuf

f i c i entt o e st abl i sh a co n sti tu ti on a lviol a ti on , ” i d. A lth o u gh P a rk e r fo cu se s h is b rie fin g a lm o st en tire ly o n d e lib e ra te in d iffe r e nc e , he a l s o r ai s e s t he r um bli ngs o f ar e t ali at i o n c l ai m . In pa r t i c ul ar , he speculat es t h at h i s att acks by ot h er i n m ates w ere i n factorc h est rat ed bypri son of f ic i al s . Tha tf

anc if u lcharacter i zati on , w i t h ou tadd i t i on alsup port, cal l s f or di sm is s a l.

III. W e dir ec tParker ’ s at t ent i on t o the PL R A ’ s t hre e- st r i kes pr ov i si on, 28 U

. S

. C

. § 1915 ( g)

. Adi sm i ssalof a l aw sui tas f

rivol ou s un der § 1915 Aconst i t u t es as tr ik e . See, e . g. , Ade pegb a v . Ham m o ns , 1 0 3 F .3d 3 8 3 , 3 8 7 -8 8 (5t h C ir. 1 9 9 6 ). If ap r is o n e ra c c u m u la te s t h r e e s tr ik e s , h e is n o t a llo w e dto ab r in ga n o th e rciv il
ac t i o n in for m ap a u

p er isw h i l e i n carcer ated u n les s u n der i m m i n en tdan ger of
s e r i o us phy s i c ali nj ur y. Pa r ke ri s s o w ar ne d. T h e a p p e a l is D IS M IS S E D a s fr iv o l o u s . S ee5 T H C IR
. R

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