TERRELL v. HENDRICKS et al, No. 2:2011cv00832 - Document 38 (D.N.J. 2012)

Court Description: OPINION. Signed by Judge Claire C. Cecchi on 10/25/12. (dc, )

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NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY ROLANDO TERRELL, Civil Action No. 11-0832 (CCC) Plaintiff, v. OPINION ROY HENDRICKS, et al., Defendants, APPEARANCES: Rolando Terrell, Pro Se 696225/6510483 New Jersey State Prison P.O. Box 861 Trenton, NJ 08625-0861 Alan R. Ruddy, Esq. Office of the Essex County Counsel Hall of Records, Room 535 465 Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd. Newark, NJ 07102 Attorney for Defendants Hendricks, Pringle, DeRosa, Condito, Ferrante, Richardson, Conway, Piercy, Cappola, Gonzales, Phelps, Wali, Douglas and Dykes CECCHI, District Judge Defendants Hendricks, Richardson, Conway, Douglas and Dykes Complaint, Pringle, Piercy, DeRosa, Cappola, Condito, Gonzales, ( County Defendants ), pursuant to Fed. R. Civ, P. Ferrante, Phelps, Wali, to dismiss the 12(b) (6). (Docket entry which Defendants replied. papers rursuant to Fed. below, R. This matter is being considered on the P. Civ. For the reasons set forth 78. Defendants motion will be partially granced. BACKGROUND Plaintiff filed this Complaint on February 24, 2011, seeking damages and injunctive relief against numerous employees of the Essex County Correctional Facility under 42 U.S.C. citing jurisdiction ( ECCF ), §5 1983 and 1985(3). (Complt., ¶ 1). He also claims supplemental jurisdiction over state law claims under 28 U.S.C. § 1367. First, Plaintiff asserts that he was unlawfully confined in punitive segregation, to the law library, without due process, and was denied access recreation and his right to religious freedom as a practicing Muslim. (Complt., ¶ 2). Second, Plaintiff asserts that widespread patterns and practices . reveal an ongoing conspiracy to violate constitutional rights and widespread correction and continued constitutional violations against pre-trial detainees. (Complc., ¶ 8). This Court notes that an appearance was made by Alan Ruddy, Esg., of the Office of the Essex County Counsel, who DeRosa, Condito, Ferrante, Richardson, Conway, Piercy, Cappola, Mr. Ruddy states that Gonzales, Phelps, Wali, Douglas and Dykes. defendants Sabaka, Rupp and Hurst are either unknown or no longer ecoea r :e Cotv, so be io ot fise a 1eaag o tner (Motion, Brief, p. 1, Statement of Facts and Procedural behalf. This Court will refer to the represented defendants as the county defendants or simply, defendants. Specifically, Plaintiff states that on September 13, 2008, he was being held as a pretrial detainee at ECCF. Without incident, Plaintiff was placed in the single cell from September 13, 2008 to October 14, 2008 and unlawfully confined for 23 hours, 15 minutes per day. (Complt., ¶j 17-19). During that confinement, he was denied recreation, his freedom to practice as a Muslim, access to legal materials, and access to the law library. (Complt., 1 19). Plaintiff had not received any disciplinary reports to warrant his confinement, which he claims was unlawful. (Complt., ¶1 20-21). On October 14, 2008, Plaintiff was transferred, again to a His single cell, and the practices and deprivations continued. grievances were repeatedly ignored. (Complt., ¶1 22-23). In December of 2008, Plaintiff was again transferred, and Plaintiff filed a grievance. In late December 2008, Plaintiff was transferred to a two-man cell, where he remained until June 2009. Plaintiff notes that: The practices aforementioned continued throughout from December 2008 thru June 2009. 30). (Complt., ¶1 24- He asserts that his confinement in a two-person cell in excess of 167 hours a week as a pretrial detainee, without due process, denied his constitutional rights. (Complt., 11 31-32). On June 3, 2009, Plaintiff complained to Internal Affairs and the Ombudsman to address his grievances, and was granted an 3 interview. (Complt., 1 34). to remedy the situation. Plaintiff states nothing was done 1 (Complt., 37). On June 5, 2009, two days later, Plaintiff was informed that he should pack his bags, and was told that he was being taken to Trenton to the Central Reception Assignment Facility ( CRAF ). The shift commander informed Plaintiff that he was being transferred due to a parole violation; however, Plaintiff claims he was never violated by the Division of Parole, and that the transfer was retaliatory. (Complt., 11 38-41). At CRAF, Plaintiff was advised of a parole violation. There was some sort of meeting, and Plaintiff was informed he would be continued on parole. (Complt., ¶1 44-47). Plaintiff suggests that his transfer to CRAF was retalitory, and a tactical maneuver meant to ensure that Plaintiff could not be bailed out. (Complt., 48-50). Plaintiff was returned to ECCF on August 27, 2009, and on September 21, 2009, was subjected to several allegedly illegal body cavity searches. Plaintiff notes that defendants advised him that a snitch told them he was in possession of a cell phone. There was no nurse or doctor present for the search, and a body cavity search was conducted on Plaintiff without surgical gloves. Plaintiff claims that the search process was repeated several times that day. (Complt., 1 51-58). He was placed into the RAP program (Restricted Activities Program), 4 constructed for unruly, violent detainees, although he had no disciplinary actions and did not provoke [any] incident[s]. (Complt., ¶1 59-62) Plaintiff was held in punitive segregation until October 20, 2009, and claims he was again deprived of library access, religious practices, and recreation. He was also denied telephone privileges and hygiene and stationary items. 11 (Complt., 63-64) On November 18, 2009, Plaintiff was again moved to pre hearing, detention. There, he was subject to additional strip searches and his dentures were thrown away by officers, making it difficult for him to eat. Plaintiff asserts that defendants Conway, Condito, and DeRosa, all knew about these deliberate, intentional, and malicious wanton acts of their correctional officers and employees of the [ECCF]. (Complt., ¶1 66-68). When Plaintiff was taken out of detention, on December 22, 2009, he learned that his property was either lost or stolen. Defendant Hurst told Plaintiff that he had given Plaintiff s property to another inmate who had been released. (Complt., ¶1 69-70). On September 3, 2010, Plaintiff was again reassigned cells and placed in punitive segregation without procedural due process, and no infraction or disciplinary action. 72-74). (Complt., ¶1 On March 26, 2010, Plaintiff was reassigned to another 5 cell. Plaintiff believes the reassignments were a direct result of Plaintiff as an (Compit., ¶1 throughout the facility. 79-80). On May 20, on a visit, inmate advocate Plaintiff s cell was searched while he was 2010, without his knowledge or his presence. time, when Plaintiff s visit was completed, During that he was told to wait Defendants alleged they had found an in the recreation room. explosive device in Plaintiff s pants pockets; however, Plaintiff points out that there are no pants pockets in county uniforms, (Complt., and on October 11, ¶ 83-85). 2010, Various cell transfers occurred Plaintiff was blocked from contacting the Courthouse or the office of the Public Defender. was advised that he would remian on TPC Plaintiff status 23 hours 15 minutes a day lockdown without legal justification and such served no legitimate penological interest. (Complt., ¶j 94-98). After filing a civil action in this District Court, 2 Plaintiff was transferred to Hudson County Correctional Facility. It is from that facility that he filed this Complaint. is currently confined at the New Jersey State Prison. ¶ 100-104, Plaintiff (Complt., Docket) On March 1, 2012, in response to the Complaint, defendants filed this Motion to Dismiss the county (docket entry 24) . On See Terrell v. Essex County Correctional Facility, 10-cv5542 (WJM), administratively terminated and closed on November 24, 2010. April 3, 17, 2012, 2012, Plaintiff filed an opposition brief, and on April Defendancs filed a reply brief. DISCUSSION A. Standard on Motion to Dismiss In deciding a motion to dismiss pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12 (b) (6), a court is required to accept as true all allegations in the complaint and to view all reasonable inferences that can be drawn therefrom in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, U.S. 662, 129 S.Ct. Atl. Corp. v. L.Ed.2d 929 dismiss, Iqbal, Twoly, (2007) ; 38 F.3d 1380, 1937, 1384 e.g., Ashcroft v. see, 1949 50, 550 U.S. Oshiver v. (3d Cir. Iqbal, 173 L.Ed.2d 868 (2009) ; 544, 555, Levin, 1994) . 127 S.Ct. Fishbein, 1955, 556 Bell 167 Sedran & Berman, To survive a motion to a complaint must state a plausible claim for relief. 129 S.Ct. at 1950. The complaint need not provide detailed factual allegations, however, a plaintiffs obligation cc provide the grounds of his entitlement to relief more chan labels and conclusions, requires and a formulaic recitation of the elements of a cause of action will not do. 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The Fourth Amendment protects [t]he right of the people to be secure in their persons seizures. U.S. Amendment CONST. . . against unreasonable searches and . amend. IV. Reasonableness under the Fourth depends on all of the circumstances surrounding the search or seizure and the nature of the search or seizure itself. 618, 109 S.Ct. States v. 3304, Skinner v. 1402, Ry. n, Labor Executives Ass t t 103 L.Ed.2d 639 Montoya de Hernandez, 87 L.Ed.2d 381 (1985)). (1988) 473 U.S. Thus, 489 U.S. 602, (quoting United 537, 531, 105 S.Ct. the permissibility of a particular practice is judged by balancing its intrusion on the individual s Fourth Amendment interests against its promotion of legitimate governmental interests. Id. at 619 (quotation marks and internal citation omitted) In Hudson v. 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In Bell, Michenfelder v. Sumner, 860 F.2d 328, 1988) the United States Supreme Court, in determining the constitutionality of post-visitation body cavity searches, held that a reasonableness test should be employed when examining the constitutionality of a search that encroaches upon the personal privacy of an inmate and the integrity of the inmate s body. other words, In courts must balance the need for the particular search against the invasion of personal rights that the search entails. Courts must consider the scope of the particular intrusion, the manner in which it is conducted, and the place in which it is conducted. Bell, for initiating it, 441 U.S. S.Ct. at 559; 2254, the justification see also Turner v. 96 L.Ed.2d 64 (1987) Safley, 482 U.S. 78, 107 (a prison regulation which infringes upon an inmate s constitutionally recognized right is valid only if it is reasonably related to a legitimate nenolotical interest) Consequently, even if strip searches were conducted repeatedly or unnecessarily, there is no Fourth Amendment violation if ulaintiff cannot show that the strit searches were conducted in an unreasonable manner. F.Supp. 337, 339 (E.D. Pa. 1997); See Wilson v. Collins v. 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Rasheed, See Sutton v, 323 E.3d 236, 250 (3d Cir. 2003) (If a prisoner s request is not the result of sincerely held religious beliefs, the First Amendment imposes no obligation on the prison to honor that request. ) E.Id 47, 52 (3d Cir. (quoting DeHart v. Horn, 227 2000)) Plaintiff does not assert in what way any In this Complaint, defendant interfered with his exercise of his religious beliefs. Nor does Plaintiff allege facts showing that the government imposed a substantial burden on his religious exercise, to RLUIPA. contrary Plaintiff s Complaint in this case fails to make out a First Amendment free exercise claim because Plaintiff does not allege facts showing that any of the named defendants denied him a reasonable opportunity to pursue his faith. Accordingly, Plaintiff s allegations are insufficient to state a Free Exercise claim against any named defendant under the Iqbal pleading standard or a claim under RLUIPA. This Court will grant the motion to dismiss as to these claims, Exercise and the RLUIPA, r 7 relief ma- be aranted. construed under Free for failure to state a claim upon which However, Plaintiff is hereby given leave to file an amended complaint that is complete on its face stating a Free Exercise Clause and/or RLUIPA claim against one or more of the named defendants. 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Government actions, which standing alone, do not violate may nonetheless be constitutional torts if the Constitution, mocivated in subscantial part by a desire to punish an individual for exercise of a constitutional right. Allah v, 224-25 F.3d 220, 530 (3d Cir. 2003) (3d Cir. . 2000); Mitchell v, Horn, 229 Seiverling, 318 F.3d 523, In order to state a prima facie case of a prisoner must assert facts demonstrating that: retaliation, (I) the conduct in which he was engaged was constitutionally protected; (2) he suffered an adverse action at the hands of prison officials; and (3) his constitutionally protected conduct was a substantial or motivating factor in the prison officials decision to impose such adverse action. 292 F.3d 152, 333 F.3d 330, action, 157 58 (3d Cir. (3d Cir. 2002) 2001)). See Carter v. McGrady, (quoting Rauser v. Moreover, Horn, 241 to show an adverse the inmate must assert facts demonstrating that defendants actions were of such nature that they were suffic:enc cc decer a nerson of ordinary firmness from exercszn ri:s Here, Lconscltuciona±J rîgncs. , 1 A±ar at Plaintiff s filing of grievances qualifies as protected activity within th meaning of the First Amendment. Moreover, it is possible that Plaintiff s transfer from cell to cell was conducted with such excessive frequency that the 20 cumulative effect of these transfers amounted to an adverse action. Cf. Scher v. Enqelke, denied, cert. 503 U.S. times in nineteen days, Pa. 1991), 117 L.Ed,2d 652 1516, (finding harassment where prisoners cell was searched ten (1992) basis) 112 S.Ct. 952, (8th Cir. 943 F.2d 921 ; i.e., t see Proudfoot v. 1992) more frequently than on bi-daily Williams, Supp. 803 F. 1048 (S.D. (three searches within fourteen days did not amount to a constitutional violation when each search was made for a legitimate purpose) . Thus, it is possible that although not pled, Plaintiff might detail a timeline of events suggesting a substantial connection between Plaintiff s filings of grievances and his transfers from cell to cell and cell searches. Therefore, like Plaintiff s allegations of unconstitutional conditions of confinement, Plaintiff s retaliation claims will be dismissed without prejudice, and Plaintiff will be allowed an opportunity to file an amended complaint to plead, mandates of Iqbal, searches, within the a connection between the transfers and and the grievances he has filed, Inmates have no Due Process liberty interest in being assigned to a particular correctional institution, moreover to a particular prison cell. Accord Wilkinson v. Austin, 545 U.S. 209, 125 S.Ct. 2384, 162 L.Ed.2d 174 (2005) (the Constitution does not qive rise to a liberty interest in avoiding transfers to more adverse conditions of confinement) ; see also Walker v. Hughes, does not restrict 558 F.2d 1247, 1252 (6th Cir. 1977) ( law the authority of prison officials over the inmates as to Iacement in [different locales] ) . 21 . . 4. Leorvation of Property laint1rt states cnac flis property was eitner ±osc or sto±en when he was transferred from detention on December 22, He 2009. was told his property was given to another inmate who had been released, (Complt., ¶ 69-70). The Fourteenth Amendment provides, deprive any person of life, that the State may not prorerty, in pertinent part here, liberty, or without due process of law[.] The due process of law essentially requires that the government provide a person notice and opportunity to be heard in connection with the deprivation of life, liberty or property. Probation and Parole, Pennsylvania Board of Zappan v. 211, 152 Fed. Appx. 220 (3d Cir. 2005) ( The essential requirements of any procedural due process claim are notice and the opportunity to be heard. ) Nonetheless, to the extent that Plaintiff was deprived of personal property as a result of the transfer to another cell, he has a post-deprivation remedy. Property loss caused by the intentional acts of government officials does not give rise to a procedural due process claim under 4 1943 where a post-cteprvation remedy sacsfyino mlnmum procedural due process requirements is available under See Parratt v. Taylor, 451 U.S. other grounds by Daniels v. also Zinermon v. Burch, 527 (1981) Williams, 494 U.S. 113, law. 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C) U) 3 Ut U) Cl N) * Li N) 3 H - C) U) C) 0 H Li CD CD (I) Ut C) C) C) CD CD C) Li 0 C) 0 C) U) H H C) 0 C) Cl CD Li Ut Li 0 U) U) CD U) Cl H- C) 0 Li - U) CD C) C) H- 0 Li U) C) Li CD Ut Ut U) C) Ut Li CD Li C) 0 Li C) CD C) CD Cl Li H C) HU) H- Cl C) H C) Ut H0 0 H C) U) Cl C) CD H- C) Li Cl CD CD C) C) CD Li CD Li Ut C) CD CD H H- CD Li C) Li HUt C) U) Li CD Ut H Cl Ut CD U) H H Ut U) - H U) U) C) C) C) 0 U) C) 0 C) U) CD Li C4Ut 0) ¢ 0 z ¢ U IDH U) - ID0 U) Cl N) * Li Li C) (I) ¢ Li H - U) C) HC) H- C) (U Cl U) C-) I Cl U) a) C) Li * U) C) ID UI H H If) (3_) C) C) C) CD EEl H U) CI N) Li -Ut H N) CD Ut U) U) U) ¢ C) U CD U) H Li a) U) C) U) Ut Cl (I) Cl ¢ U) P C) U - (U C) U - (t C) C) U) U) C) C) (4 CT) Li C) U) U) Ct funds in a state treasury is barred from federal court by PUDIIC unless Eleventh Amendment immunity is the Eleventh Amendment, waived by the state itself or by federal statute, Edelman v. (1974) 662 Jordan, . 651, 415 U.S. 94 663, See, 1347, S.Ct. e.g., 39 L.Ed.2d The Eleventh Amendment protects states and their agencies and departments from suit in federal court regardless of the type of relief sought. Pennhurst State Sch. 100, 104 S.Ct. Halderman, 465 U.S. Similarly, absent consent by a state, 89, 900, and F{os. v. 79 L.Ed.2d 67 (1984) the Eleventh Amendment bars federal court suits for money damages against state officers in Ky. their official capacities. 3099, 105 S.Ct. 87 L.Ed.2d 114 v. (1985) Graham, . 473 U.S. Jordan, (1979) . 440 U.S. 332, 339, 99 S.Ct. 169, A state s Eleventh Amendment immunity is not overridden by 42 U.S.C. v. 159, 1139, § 1983. Quern 59 L.Ed.2d 358 Individual state employees sued in their official capacity are also entitled to Eleventh Amendment immunity because official capacity suits generally represent only another way of pleading an action Dcv. elo, Ctr., 621 E.3d 249, 502 U.S. Thus, against the state. 21, 25, 254 112 (3d Cir. S.Ct. 358, 2010) New Castle Youth (quoting Hafer v. 116 L.Ed.2d 301 (1991)). all official capacity claims against Defendants must be dismissed. 6. Betts v. Conspiracy 24 As noted, Plaintiff seeks to assert jurisdiction under 42 To state a claim under § 1985(3), a plaintiff (1) a conspiracy; (2) motivated by a racial or class based discriminatory animus designed to deprive, directly or indirectly, any person or class of persons to the equal protection of the laws; (3) an act in furtherance of the conspiracy; and (4) an injury to person or property or the deprivation of any right or privilege of a citizen of the United States. United Broth. of Carpenters and Joiners v. 103 S.Ct. 828-29, 3352, 77 L.Ed.2d 1049 Scott, (1983) . 463 U.S. Here, 825, Plaintiff does not assert facts detailing the specific elements required by the statute. dismissed, Any conspiracy claims, therefore, must be without prejudice. CONCLUSION For the foregoing reasons the motion to dismiss is granted in part, and denied in part. Plaintiff may file an amended complaint to address the deficiencies of his Complaint as noted herein. Dated: An appropriate Order accompanies this Opinion. Qo

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