Griffin

I. BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY

19 On March 23, 2023, Plaintiff Keiron M. Elias – who is in custody, is 20 proceeding pro se, and was subsequently granted leave to proceed without 21 prepayment of filing fees – filed a Civil Rights Complaint (“Original Complaint”) 22 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (“Section 1983”). (Docket Nos. 1, 7). The Original 23 Complaint, construed liberally, sought damages against the California Department 24 of Corrections and Rehabilitation (“CDCR”), and five correctional officers 25 employed at California State Prison, Los Angeles County (“CSP-LAC”) for 26 27 1As Plaintiff generally uses female pronouns to refer to herself, the Court does so here as 28 well. 1 || asserted violations of Plaintiff's First Amendment right to free exercise of religion 2 || and her Eighth Amendment right to be free from deliberate indifference by failing 3 || to provide Plaintiff with a single cell in light of her religious beliefs and safety 4 || concerns as a transgender female and for punishing Plaintiff for refusing to be 5 || placed with male cellmates. (Docket No. at 3-11). At Plaintiffs request, this action was stayed between November 9, 2023 and 7 ||…