Unpublished Dispositiondarwin Gravitt, Plaintiff-appellant v. Gene Borgert; Everett Elkins, Defendants-appellees, 803 F.2d 719 (6th Cir. 1986)

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit - 803 F.2d 719 (6th Cir. 1986) Sept. 29, 1986

BEFORE: KEITH, KENNEDY and CONTIE, Circuit Judges

ORDER

The plaintiff appeals the judgment dismissing his pro se prisoner civil rights action as frivolous under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d). He now moves for the appointment of counsel. That motion was referred to this panel pursuant to Rule 9(a), Rules of the Sixth Circuit.

Under Sec. 1915(d), a district court may dismiss a pauper action as frivolous "if it appears beyond doubt that the plaintiff can prove no set of facts which would entitle him to relief." Malone v. Colyer, 710 F.2d 258, 261 (6th Cir. 1983).

In this case, the plaintiff complained that the periodic testing of an emergency generator at the Huron Valley Men's Correction Facility stopped the flow of fresh air into his cell for up to an hour at a time. This claim does not rise to the level of a constitutional deprivation. See, e.g., Russell v. Enser, 496 F. Supp. 320, 325-26 (D.S.C. 1979), aff'd without opinion, 624 F.2d 1095 (4th Cir. 1980). The district court did not err in dismissing this action under Sec. 1915(d).

It is ORDERED that the motion for appointment of counsel be and it hereby is denied.

Upon examination of the record and the plaintiff's informal brief, this panel agrees unanimously that oral argument is not needed. Rule 34(a), Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.

It is therefore ORDERED that the district court's judgment of April 9, 1986, be and it hereby is affirmed. Rule 9(d) (2), Rules of the Sixth Circuit.

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