Opinion ID: 183893
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Text: All facts are taken from the Complaint, since those were the facts available to the district court. Petitioner alleges that, on or about October 25, 2007, he was subject to Cruel and Unusual Punishment when prison officers used a chemical agent to disable him and gain his compliance. According to the Complaint, prison officials sought to transfer Petitioner from Housing Unit No. 3 to Unit No. 5, both of which are administrative segregation units at the Oaks Correctional Facility. Petitioner alleges that upon being ordered to pack up his cell, Petitioner responded: What for, sir? At that point, an officer stated, ARUS Hernandez, order you [sic] to leave this cellblock. Respondent Pant then entered the cellblock with an assault squad, organized pursuant to an order by Respondent Curley, and released a chemical agent. This caused Petitioner to cough and resulted in a shortage of oxygen. Following Petitioner's unsuccessful attempts at relief through the internal prison grievance process, [1] Petitioner filed this instant § 1983 action on May 21, 2008. Upon an initial screening of the Complaint pursuant to the Prison Litigation Reform Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 1997e et seq., the assigned magistrate judge filed a report and recommendation (R&R) that recommended dismissal for failure to state a claim. Petitioner filed objections to the R&R that contained factual allegations not contained in the Complaint. The district court refused to consider the new allegations, and adopted the R&R on June 19, 2008 as the decision of the district court. Petitioner now appeals.