Williams v. Garcia

MEMORANDUM **

California state prisoner Floyd Williams, III, appeals pro se from the district court’s summary judgment in favor of prison officials in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging that he was denied outdoor exercise in violation of the Eighth Amendment. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo, Beene v. Terhune, 380 F.3d 1149, 1150 (9th Cir.2004), and we affirm.

A temporary denial of outdoor exercise during an emergency lockdown period does not rise to the level of an Eighth Amendment violation. See Hayward v. Procunier, 629 F.2d 599, 603 (9th Cir.1980)…