Kinross

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KEIRON M. ELIAS, No. 2:17-cv-2106 WBS DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER J. KINROSS, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff,1 a state prisoner, proceeds through appointed limited-purpose counsel with claims under the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment and the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (“RLUIPA”). Following the court’s order of April 2, 2019 (ECF No. 23), this case proceeded only on (1) a First Amendment free exercise claim against Correctional Officer Kinross, Lieutenant Gilliam, and Lieutenant Appleberry, and (2) a claim under RLUIPA against Warden Fox for prospective injunctive relief. For the following reasons, the court will substitute Jennifer Benavidez, Chief Deputy Warden at the California Medical Facility (“CMF”), for Warden Fox under Rule 25(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure as to the RLUIPA claim presently against Warden Fox for prospective injunctive relief. 27 1 Plaintiff…