Figueroa

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DAMEN D. RABB, No. 1:23-cv-00843-JLT-SAB (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

TO HOLD CIVIL COMPLAINT IN

v. ABEYANCE ESTEVEN FIGUEROA, et al., (ECF No. 84) Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion to hold the civil complaint in abeyance, filed October 18, 2024. Plaintiff submits that his “life is in immediate danger, and any movement without an escort shall result in my being harmed by members of the inmate class.” (ECF No. 84 at 1.) Plaintiff further contends that Kern Valley State Prison (KVSP) refuses to provide an escort “per policy” on October 21, 2024, to attend his deposition. (Id.) While the court takes seriously Plaintiff’s safety concerns, Plaintiff is not entitled to dictate his housing assignments. See Olim v. Wakinekona, 461 U.S. 238,…