Muhammad

I. INTRODUCTION

15 Plaintiff Kwesi Muhammad filed this civil action in the Monterey County Superior Court, 16 Muhammad v. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation [(“CDCR”)], Case No. 17 34-2020-00288549 CU MC GDS, stemming from alleged violations at the Correctional Training 18 Facility (“CTF”). Dkt. 1-1 at 4-12.1 He alleges federal causes of action under the Americans with 19 Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (“Section 504”).2 Id. 20 at 8-10. In his complaint, Muhammad only names the CDCR. Id. at 2. He seeks injunctive relief 21 and monetary damages. Id. at 11. 22 Defendant removed the action to this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1441(b). Defendant, 23 24 1 Page number citations refer to those assigned by the Court’s electronic case management filing 25 system and not those assigned by Muhammad.

26 2 Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA”), 42 U.S.C.§ 12101 et seq., and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended and codified in 29 U.S.C. § 794(a), 27 prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability in the programs, services or activities of a public 1 who is represented…