(PC) Barrett v. Ciolli

District Court, E.D. California·Decided September 22, 2021·No. 1:20-cv-01802·Unknown

Opinion

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 ANTHONY BARRETT, Case No. 1:20-cv-01802-NONE-EPG (PC) 12 Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS RECOMMENDING THAT THIS ACTION 13 v. PROCEED ON PLAINTIFF’S FIFTH AMENDMENT AND EIGHTH 14 A. CIOLLI, et al., AMENDMENT CLAIMS AGAINST A. CIOLLI, MR. SCOTT, MRS. RODRIGUEZ 15 Defendants. MR. COBBS, A. LEGER, C. HANSON, MR. YOUNG, AND JOHN/JANE DOES 1 16 THROUGH 15 AND THAT ALL OTHER CLAIMS AND DEFENDANTS BE 17 DISMISSED 18 (ECF No. 22) 19 OBJECTIONS, IF ANY, DUE WITHIN TWENTY-ONE DAYS 20

21 Plaintiff Anthony Curtis Barrett (“Plaintiff”) is a federal inmate proceeding pro se and in 22 forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to Bivens v. Six Unknown Federal Narcotics 23 Agents, 403 U.S. 388 (1971). On August 5, 2021, after several screening orders and amendments 24 (see ECF Nos. 8-10, 16, 18), Plaintiff filed his Third Amended Complaint (“TAC”). (ECF No. 25 22.) The TAC is now before the Court for screening. 26 For the reasons that follow, the Court will recommend that this action proceed on the 27 following claims: deprivation of property without due process in violation of the Fifth 28 1 Amendment against A. Ciolli, Mr. Scott, Mrs. Rodriguez, Mr. Cobbs, and John/Jane Does 1 2 through 5, the prison staff assigned to Unit 2A who allegedly participated in the decision to seize 3 Plaintiff’s property on March 9, 2020; unconstitutional conditions of confinement in violation of 4 the Eighth Amendment against A. Leger and John/Jane Does 6 through 10, the prison staff who allegedly participated in the deprivation of personal hygiene supplies, exercise, and nutritional 5 food during the week-long lockdown of Unit 2A; and deliberate indifference to serious medical 6 needs in violation of the Eighth Amendment against C. Hanson, Mr. Young, and John/Jane Does 7 11 through 15, the prison staff who allegedly deprived Plaintiff of his medication, medical care, 8 and psychological care during the week-long lockdown of Unit 2A.1 The Court will also 9 recommend that Plaintiff’s First Amendment access to the courts and Eighth Amendment failure 10 to protect claims be dismissed with prejudice for failure to state a claim, and that Plaintiff’s 11 claims against Mr. Doerer for failure to provide Plaintiff with hygiene be dismissed without 12 prejudice. 13 Plaintiff has twenty-one days from the date of service of these findings and 14 recommendations to file his objections. 15 I. SCREENING REQUIREMENT 16 The Court is required to screen complaints brought by inmates seeking relief against a 17 governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The 18 Court must dismiss a complaint or portion thereof if the inmate has raised claims that are legally 19 “frivolous or malicious,” that fail to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or that seek 20 monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1), (2). 21 As Plaintiff is proceeding in forma pauperis, the Court may also screen the complaint under 28 22 U.S.C. § 1915. “Notwithstanding any filing fee, or any portion thereof, that may have been paid, 23 the court shall dismiss the case at any time if the court determines that the action or appeal fails to 24 state a claim upon which relief may be granted.” 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii). 25

1 Plaintiff is advised that John/Jane Does 1 through 15 cannot be served until Plaintiff has identified them and filed a 26 motion to substitute or amended his complaint to substitute the named defendant in place of John/Jane Does 1 through 15. For service to be successful, the Court and/or the United States Marshal must be able to identify and 27 locate the defendant to be served. Plaintiff will be required to identify John/Jane Does 1 through 15 as the litigation proceeds. The Court notes that, once discovery opens, Plaintiff will be given the opportunity to seek information to 28 identify John/Jane Does 1 through 15. 1 A complaint is required to contain “a short and plain statement of the claim showing that 2 the pleader is entitled to relief.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a)(2). Detailed factual allegations are not 3 required, but “[t]hreadbare recitals of the elements of a cause of action, supported by mere 4 conclusory statements, do not suffice.” Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 678 (2009) (citing Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 555 (2007)). Plaintiff must set forth “sufficient factual 5 matter, accepted as true, to ‘state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face.’” Id. (quoting 6 Twombly, 550 U.S. at 570). The mere possibility of misconduct falls short of meeting this 7 plausibility standard. Id. at 679. While a plaintiff’s allegations are taken as true, courts “are not 8 required to indulge unwarranted inferences.” Doe I v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 572 F.3d 677, 681 9 (9th Cir. 2009) (citation and quotation marks omitted). Additionally, a plaintiff’s legal 10 conclusions are not accepted as true. Iqbal, 556 U.S. at 678. 11 Pleadings of pro se plaintiffs “must be held to less stringent standards than formal 12 pleadings drafted by lawyers.” Hebbe v. Pliler, 627 F.3d 338, 342 (9th Cir. 2010) (holding that 13 pro se complaints should continue to be liberally construed after Iqbal). 14 II. ALLEGATIONS IN THE THIRD AMENDED COMPLAINT 15 Plaintiff names A. Ciolli, Mr. Hurte, C. Hanson, A. Leger, Mr. Scott, Mrs. Rodriguez, Mr. 16 Young, Mr. Cobb, and J. Doerer as defendants. The TAC2 alleges as follows: 17 Deprivation of Property 18 On March 9, 2020, A. Ciolli, Mr. Scott, and Mrs. Rodriguez took Plaintiff’s personal 19 property. Plaintiff’s personal property was seized while prison staff were conducting an inventory 20 of property during a lockdown of Unit 2A. Most of the seized property was perishable food, 21 personal hygiene, a solar powered radio, and other personal property. All items were purchased 22 from the prison commissary and safely stored in the furnished locker provided by the Federal 23 Bureau of Prisons. On March 8, 2020, A. Ciolli sent out a memo stating that all personal property must be placed in a green duffle bag. This memo changed the current policies set by the Federal 24 Bureau of Prisons inmate program statement. In Mr. A. Ciolli’s memo and changed policy, 25 inmates were told not to take any personal property with them when exiting the cell, including 26 any personal clothing, watches, wallets, mailing stamps, shoes, radios, mp3 players, etc. Inmates 27

28 2 Although the allegations occasionally reference exhibits, no exhibits are attached to the TAC. 1 had to exit their cells dressed in a white t-shirt, khaki pants, one pair of boxers, and shower shoes. 2 A. Ciolli, Mr. Scott, and Mrs. Rodriguez failed to document the inmates’ personal property 3 correctly and they did not document what was taken, a violation according to their policies. Mrs. 4 Rodriguez forced Plaintiff to sign incomplete property forms under threat and duress. 5 Plaintiff asked for the return of his personal property from Mr.

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