Blair Hays v. J. Gastelo

INTRODUCTION

21 Blair Hays (“Plaintiff”), a state prisoner presently incarcerated at the California Men’s 22 Colony (“CMC”) in San Luis Obispo, California, brings this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 23 1983 against Defendants Warden J. Gastelo, Manager J. Bonnifield, and J. Stout, all of 24 whom are employed by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation 25 (“CDCR”) at CMC. (Dkt. 9, First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) at 2.)1 Plaintiff alleges a 26 violation of his First Amendment right to free exercise of his religion based on CMC’s 27 28 Religious Meat Alternative (“RMA”) diet policies. (See FAC at 3-5.) Plaintiff requests money damages as well as injunctive and declaratory relief. (Id. at 3.) 3 On September 9, 2020, Defendants filed a Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings 4] Motion”). On November 30, 2020, Plaintiff filed an Opposition. On December 10, 2020, 5| Defendants filed a Reply. On December 22, 2020, Plaintiff filed a “Request/Motion for Judicial Notice,” which the Court construes as a Sur-Reply. The Motion is ready for decision. 8 PLAINTIFF’S ALLEGATIONS 9 Plaintiff alleges the following: 10 …