Cejas

I. BACKGROUND

25 On March 15, 2018, Plaintiff Andrew A. Cejas, a state prisoner proceeding pro se 26 and in forma pauperis, filed a Complaint against Defendants F. Hadjadj, R. Brown, J. 27 Davies, and P. Covello for violations of his federal civil rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. In 28 the Complaint, Plaintiff alleges that he has been a practitioner of the Buddhist faith for over ten years. Plaintiff alleges that the Buddhist faith mandates meditation, chanting, and prostration in an indoor setting. Plaintiff alleges that meditation must be learned from a master and requires personal supervision. Plaintiff alleges that on Facility D at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility (“RJD”), where Plaintiff was housed1, Buddhists are scheduled for weekly chapel access for services on Mondays from 9:20 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Plaintiff alleges that between 2016 and 2018, Defendants denied Buddhist inmates weekly chapel access when the supervising chaplain or a Buddhist volunteer failed to show up. Plaintiff alleges that Defendants failed to provide alternative supervision for the services, such as hiring a Buddhist chaplain or designating an…