When a plaintiff in a civil rights suit is confined in a state prison at the the of a hearing, is he entitled to attend personally?

When a plaintiff in a civil rights suit is confined in a state prison at the the of a hearing, he has no right to appear personally. He is, however, entitled to have: (1) process issued and served; (2) notice of any motion thereafter made by a defendant or the court to dismiss the complaint and the grounds therefor; (3) an opportunity to at least submit a written memorandum in opposition to such motion; (4) in the event of dismissal, a statement of the grounds therefor; and (5) an opportunity to amend the complaint to overcome the deficiency unless it clearly appears from the complaint that the deficiency cannot be overcome by amendment. Potter v. McCall, 433 F.2d 1087, 1088 (9th Cir. 1970).