WPC 5AV-VD hϰm;.kN<6=Db:lbY($=5⏆3OFHWpP7TG-zM]4;sa-$8Ǩ/Xdb1$gY*[~$owy8Mk)m.*jxD` `@E8` 8ttxPp tߛ Plaintiffs/Appellants,  )  AppealNo. 0    )  01A019803CH00164 @ v.   )  P    )  DavidsonChancery  ` DONSUNDQUIST,Governor,  )  No.973371II  p etal,   ) 0     ) Defendants/Appellees.  ) P     #XX'8#,$XX  COURTOFAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  APPEALFROMTHECHANCERYCOURTFORDAVIDSONCOUNTYATNASHVILLE,TENNESSEETHEHONORABLECAROLL.McCOY,CHANCELLOR9,XXX(XX9  HENRYA.WILLIAMS,ProSe#117522H.C.C.F.POB549CHRISTOPHERM.HAWKINS,ProSe#232697N.W.C.C.POB660RouteOne(1)Tiptonville,Tennessee38079#XX,$#'XXJOHNKNOXWALKUPAttorneyGeneralandReporterMICHAELMOORESolicitorGeneralPAMELAS.LORCHAssistantAttorneyGeneralCivilRightsandClaimsDivisionSecondFloor,CordellHullBuilding425FifthAvenueNorthNashville,Tennessee372430488 ATTORNEYSFORDEFENDANTS/APPELLEES  AFFIRMEDANDREMANDED fo7XXdXXd7    fo#O@Xd#       @  @ WILLIAMB.CAIN,JUDGE :063  fo7XXdXXd7    fo7_XXdXXd7     #XX'#1VXXOPINION    #XX1V6 #9,X4X,XXX9'XX  Thisisacomplaintallegingviolationof42U.S.C.section1983. T Plaintiffs/appellantsareproseandthepleadingsareverydifficulttocomprehendasvoluminoushandwrittendocumentsaresubmittedinsupportofthecomplaintwhicharegeneralandconclusorywithlimitedandelusivefactualassertions.  ThesetwoinmateswereformerlyhousedatNortheastCorrectionalComplexinMountainCity,Tennessee.WhilesoincarceratedtheyallegethattheyweredisciplinedandpunishedinderogationofTennesseeDepartmentofCorrectionspolicies,andnospecificallegationsweremadeagainstvariousdefendants,includingtheVoGovernormentAND.Theyhavesincebeentransferredandatthetimeoftheseproceedingsinthetrialcourt,inmateHawkinswasassignedtotheTurneyCenterIndustrialPrisonandFarmandinmateWilliamsresidedatHardimanCountyCorrectionalFacility.  DefendantsfiledacombinedRule12motionaccompaniedbyanaffidavitwhichwastreatedasamotionforsummaryjudgment.  Thetrialcourtheld:<( z X,X4X<8   z OnOctober9,1997,PlaintiffsChristopherM.HawkinsandHenryA.Williamsfiledapetitionstyled"RequestingtheCourttoIssueanOrderforaTemporaryRestrainingOrderandanOrdertoShowCauseforPreliminaryInjunction.    8   z AreviewofthenumerouspleadingsandexhibitsfiledbyPlaintiffsrevealsthatPlaintiffsoriginallysoughtthefollowingrelief:    ?( z @X( z X?   z 1)  appointmentofcounsel;and t,'- 8   z 2)  restrainingorderandinjunctionprohibiting -(. DefendantsfromtransferringPlaintiffsfromtheNortheastCorrectionalComplex;and    8   z 3)  restrainingorderandinjunctionprohibiting 0,1 DefendantsfromunlawfullypunishingandharassingPlaintiffsforcomplainingabouttheconditionsoftheirconfinement;and    8   z 4)  hearingregardingthereasonsthatPlaintiffswere 4D05 placedonlockdownwithoutanydueprocesshearing.    8   z OnDecember31,1997theCourtdeniedPlaintiffs'requestforatemporaryrestrainingorderandshowcausehearing.4949   8   z ThiscaseisbeforetheCourtonprosePlaintiffs'  MotionforAppointmentofCounsel.Thereisnoabsoluterighttocounselinacivilaction.U.S.Constitution,AmendmentVI;Tenn.Constitution,ArticleI,9;Barishv. 0 MetropolitanGovernment,627S.W.2d953,955(Tenn.App. @ 1981).ThePlaintiffs'requestforcounselisdenied.    8   z PresentlybeforetheCourtisDefendants'MotiontoDismissand/orforSummaryJudgment.BecausetheCourtisconsideringanaffidavitsubmittedbyDefendantsinsupportofthismotion,itwillbereviewedasasummaryjudgmentmotion.    8   z AsstatedinSergeantPeach'saffidavit,PlaintiffsweretransferredfromtheNortheastCorrectionalComplexinthefallof1977.NotonlyhavePlaintiffsfailedtoallegeanyrighttoincarcerationataparticularprison,buttheissueoftheirtransferisnowmoot.Anyclaimbasedontheirtransferisdismissed.    8   z PlaintiffsalsoaskforarestrainingorderandinjunctionprohibitingDefendantsfromunjustlyharassingandpunishingthemforcomplainingaboutprisonlife.Plaintiffs'allegationregardingthis"unjustharassmentandpunishment"areconclusoryanddonotstateaclaimagainsttheDefendants.PlaintiffsalsoasktheCourttosetashowcausehearingregardingtheirplacementonlockdownwithoutadueprocesshearing.Dueprocessprotectionisnotaccordedtoprisondisciplinewhichdoesnotimposeatypicalandsignificanthardshipontheinmateinrelationtotheordinaryincidentsofprisonlife.Sandlinv.Conner,115S.Ct.2293(1995). `! Lockdownisnotanatypicalandsignificanthardshipinprisonlifeandthereforethereisnodueprocessprotection.Theaboveclaimsaredismissed. @   $     Thetrialcourtcorrectlyrefusedtoappointcounselfortheappellantsinthiscivilaction. Barishv.MetroGov't ,627S.W.2d953,955(Tenn.App.1981). X)$#   Appellantsseektohavethecourt"restrain"theappelleesfromtransferringthemtootherprisons.Prisonershavenoconstitutionalrighttobehousedinaparticularsecurityprisonortobegivenparticularclassifications. Newellv.Brown ,981F.2d880,883(6thCir.1992); Reddv.Gilless ,857F.Supp. S1,- 601(W.D.Tn.1994).  InthiscaseAppellants,withoutanyspecificationsofpersons,specificincidents,orspecifictimeframe,simplychargedefendantswith"unjustharassmentandpunishment."Thesepunishmentsinclude"lockdown"and N947 segregationfromgeneralprisonpopulationsinsomeinstances.  MakingallallowancesfortheinarticulatecharacterofAppellants'pleadings,theallegedactionssimplydonotrisetoconstitutionaldignity. Sandin x  v.Connor ,515U.S.472,115S.Ct.2293,132L.Ed.2d418(1995); seealso  c EldredL.Reidv.JerryStoverandCharlesNoles ,No.02A019601CV00016    1996WL507502Sept.9,1996(W.S.Ct.App.Tn.).  Themotionforsummaryjudgmentwasproperlygrantedandisaffirmed.  CostsareassessedagainstAppellantsandthecaseremandedforcollectionofcosts.E ( z cX( z @XE   z    c      H!  #    z    c __________________________________   z    c WILLIAMB.CAIN,JUDGECONCUR:___________________________________BENH.CANTRELL,PRES.JUDGE,M.S.___________________________________PATRICIAJ.COTTRELL,JUDGE