Noble

Constance L. Picciano, Deputy Attorney General, Sacramento, CA, for the appellants.

Steve Joseph Noble IV, Pro Se, Represa, CA, for the appellee.

Before: JOHN T. NOONAN, DIARMUID F. O'SCANNLAIN, and STEPHEN S. TROTT, Circuit Judges.

With the filing of the Amended Opinion, Pro Se Appellee's petition for rehearing filed April 8, 2011, is hereby DENIED, no further petitions for rehearing will be accepted.

TROTT, Circuit Judge:

Adams and Cuevas are prison officials responsible for a post-riot lockdown of Corcoran State Prison in California. They appeal the district court's denial of their assertion of qualified immunity against inmate Noble's claim that the lockdown resulted in a denial of his Eighth Amendment right to outdoor exercise. We have jurisdiction over this timely appeal, and we reverse and remand with instructions to enter judgment in favor of the officials.

During 2002, Noble was a prisoner in the Substance Abuse Treatment Center ("SATF") at Corcoran State Prison. He is an African-American who was also a "former" street gang member from Los Angeles—a "Crip." Noble was classified as a "Level IV" inmate, the highest level of custody, and he was housed in Facility…