Ajaelo

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 10 Case No.: 20-cv-2191-WQH-DEB JIDEOFOR AJAELO, ORDER Plaintiff, 14 v.

J. CARRILLO,

16 Defendant. 17 18 HAYES, Judge: The matter before the Court is the Motion for Leave to File Amended Complaint (“Motion for Leave to Amend”), filed by Plaintiff Jideofor Ajaelo. (ECF No. 28). I. BACKGROUND On November 9, 2020, Plaintiff, an inmate of Centinela State Prison (“Centinela”) who is proceeding pro se, filed a Complaint against Defendant J. Carrillo, a correctional officer at Centinela. (ECF No. 1). A. Allegations of the Complaint On April 22, 2019, Defendant informed Plaintiff that he would be housed with a new cellmate. (Id. at 3). Plaintiff, who is not affiliated with any prison gangs, asked who the new cellmate would be, and Defendant stated “that [Plaintiff’s new cellmate] is a Crip, you guys are both Black and that non affiliate means you can cell up with any gang member.” (Id.). Although Plaintiff did not…