Hernandez v. Florida Department of Corrections

Appellant Peter Hernandez, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, appeals the district court’s dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights action challenging his treatment and conditions at a Florida correctional facility and the denial of his request for counsel. In his third amended complaint, he sued the Santa Rosa Correctional Institution and the following officers at the prison: Officer Schill, Officer Du-frame, Officer Tynsdale, Officer Moses, and Sergeant Garlow. He appeals the district court’s sua sponte dismissal 1 of that complaint for failure to state a claim and failure to exhaust…