Charles M. KEENAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Frank HALL, Director Oregon Department of Corrections, Et Al., Defendants-Appellees

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• concluding that deprivation of outdoor exercise, excessive noise and 11 lighting, lack of ventilation, inadequate access to basic hygiene supplies, and inadequate food and 12 water were sufficient to state an Eighth Amendment claim
• stating that “verbal 6 harassment generally does not violate the Eighth Amendment”
• stating that “verbal harassment generally does not violate the Eighth 3 Amendment”
• finding “disrespectful and assaultive comments” made by 13 prison guards did not violate Eighth Amendment
• “[P]rison food need not be 17 tasty or aesthetically pleasing,” only “adequate to maintain health.”
• “To sustain an Eighth 17 Amendment claim, the plaintiff must prove a denial of the minimal civilized measure of life’s 18 necessities . . . .”

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