Kevin Lewis Hayes v. Oliveros, et al.

CourtDistrict Court, N.D. California
DecidedApril 9, 2026
Docket5:25-cv-00203
StatusUnknown

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1 2 3 4 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 6 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 8 KEVIN LEWIS HAYES, Case No. 25-cv-00203-EKL

9 Plaintiff, ORDER SCREENING AND 10 v. PARTIALLY DISMISSING AMENDED COMPLAINT, ORDERING SERVICE 11 OLIVEROS, et al.,

Defendants. 12

13 14 Plaintiff Kevin Lewis Hayes filed the instant pro se civil rights lawsuit challenging 15 incidents that occurred at Correctional Training Facility in Soledad. ECF No. 1. The Court 16 previously screened his complaint and granted Plaintiff leave to amend. ECF No. 13. The 17 amended complaint is now before the Court for screening pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). ECF 18 No. 15. For the reasons set forth below, the Court partially DISMISSES the amended complaint 19 and ORDERS SERVICE of Defendants Oliveros, Macklin, and the California Department of 20 Corrections and Rehabilitation (“CDCR”). 21 I. LEGAL STANDARDS 22 A. Standard of Review 23 Federal courts engage in a preliminary screening of cases in which prisoners seek redress 24 from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. 25 § 1915A(a). In its review, the Court must identify any cognizable claims and dismiss any claims, 26 which are frivolous or malicious, fail to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or seek 27 monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. Id. § 1915A(b)(1)-(2). Pro se 1 pleadings must be liberally construed. Balistreri v. Pacifica Police Dep’t, 901 F.2d 696, 699 (9th 2 Cir. 1990). 3 Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8(a)(2) requires only “a short and plain statement of the 4 claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief.” Although a complaint “does not need detailed 5 factual allegations, . . . a plaintiff’s obligation to provide the ‘grounds’ of his ‘entitle[ment] to 6 relief’ requires more than labels and conclusions, and a formulaic recitation of the elements of a 7 cause of action will not do . . . . Factual allegations must be enough to raise a right to relief above 8 the speculative level.” Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 555 (2007) (citations omitted). 9 A complaint must proffer “enough facts to state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face.” Id. 10 at 570. “While legal conclusions can provide the framework of a complaint, they must be 11 supported by factual allegations. When there are well-pleaded factual allegations, a court should 12 assume their veracity and then determine whether they plausibly give rise to an entitlement to 13 relief.” Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 679 (2009). 14 B. Section 1983 15 To state a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, a plaintiff must allege that: (1) a right secured by 16 the Constitution or laws of the United States was violated, and (2) the alleged deprivation was 17 committed by a person acting under the color of state law. West v. Atkins, 487 U.S. 42, 48 (1988). 18 Liability may be imposed on an individual defendant under Section 1983 if the plaintiff can show 19 that the defendant’s actions actually and proximately caused the deprivation of a federally 20 protected right. Lemire v. Cal. Dep’t of Corrections & Rehabilitation, 726 F.3d 1062, 1074 (9th 21 Cir. 2013); Leer v. Murphy, 844 F.2d 628, 634 (9th Cir. 1988). A person deprives another of a 22 constitutional right within the meaning of Section 1983 if he does an affirmative act, participates 23 in another’s affirmative act, or fails to perform an act that he is legally required to do, causing the 24 deprivation of which the plaintiff complains. Leer, 844 F.2d at 633. 25 II. PLAINTIFF’S ALLEGATIONS 26 Plaintiff alleges violations of his First, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendment rights by the 27 following defendants: Licensed Vocational Nurse B. Oliveros, Correctional Officers Macklin, 1 Per the amended complaint, Macklin and Oliveros carried out a “premed[i]tated ruse” 2 against Plaintiff on June 12, 2024, because he wrote complaints about each of them. ECF No. 15 3 at 5. Plaintiff was allegedly moved from his cell into a cage near the Investigative Services Unit 4 (“ISU”) by Macklin while prisoners in the unit were eating breakfast. Id. at 3. Several ISU 5 officers and Toscano were present as Plaintiff was placed inside the cage and told to strip so 6 officers could check him for weapons. Id. at 6. Plaintiff removed his clothes as directed and put 7 them back on shortly thereafter. Id. at 6-8. The ISU officers explained that they were 8 investigating a “kite”1 that reportedly stated that Plaintiff’s life was in danger because he had 9 instigated conflict among groups of prisoners. Id. at 6-7. 10 Later that day, Wilson, Oliveros, and Toscano stopped by the cage and informed Plaintiff 11 that he needed a medical evaluation to check for potential injuries. ECF No. 15 at 7-8. Plaintiff 12 was again asked to strip. Id. at 8. Plaintiff explained that he had already stripped for the other 13 officers and that he did not have any injuries except a bruise from surgery on his left ankle. Id. 14 Oliveros allegedly stated, “Oh yeah, I remember that, and I also remember that you wrote me up 15 over your meds.” Id. at 8. Wilson told Plaintiff that Oliveros would not leave – and Plaintiff 16 would not be allowed out of the cage – unless he removed his clothing to allow Oliveros to 17 conduct the medical evaluation. Id. at 8-9. Plaintiff removed his sock from his left foot, rolled up 18 his pant leg, and showed Oliveros the bruise from his surgery. Id. at 9. After Wilson left the area, 19 Toscano allegedly told Plaintiff that he could return to his cell if he removed his clothes and 20 allowed Oliveros to conduct the medical evaluation. Id. at 9. Oliveros asked to see Hayes’ right 21 ankle, and Hayes acquiesced and took off his right shoe. Id. at 9-10. Oliveros asked Plaintiff to 22 undress. Plaintiff, who was wearing only a shirt, boxers, and shorts, did so, pulling down his 23 boxers and shorts in one motion, and then turning around as the ISU officers had instructed him to 24 do earlier that day. Id. at 10. Plaintiff did not intend to remove his boxers, but they were pulled 25 down with his shorts. Id. As Plaintiff got dressed, Toscano stated, “you just made it wors[e] for 26 yourself,” and Oliveros told him that it was her turn “to write [him] up, for writing [Oliveros] up.” 27 1 Id. at 10-11. 2 After being in the cage for over three hours, Plaintiff was asked to sign a form and escorted 3 back to his cell. He was then instructed to gather his belongings because he was being moved to a 4 different wing, E-Wing. ECF No. 15 at 12. Rendon allegedly told Plaintiff that his new cell 5 would have “I.E.X.” – which stands for indecent exposure – posted on his door for the next 90 6 days. Id. at 13. Plaintiff did not receive notice of a rules violation until after he complained that 7 he was placed in the marked cell without a hearing on the alleged indecent exposure. He was 8 found guilty of the violation but assessed no punishment as a result. Id.

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