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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO 
EASTERN DIVISION 
 
ALEXIS SZANDORA 
MILLHOUSE, aka Justin Dean 
Millhouse II, 
 
Plaintiff, 
 
v. 
 
 
DR. ARADHANA GILL, et al., 
 
Defendants. 
: 
 
 
 
 
 
: 

Chief Judge Sarah D. Morrison 
Magistrate Judge S. Courter M. 
Shimeall 
 
ORDER 
This matter is before the Court on the February 2, 2026 Report and 
Recommendation issued by the Magistrate Judge. (ECF No. 7.) The Magistrate 
Judge performed an initial screen of the Complaint (ECF No. 5) pursuant to 28 
U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2). The time for filing objections has passed, and no objections have 
been filed. The Court thus ADOPTS and AFFIRMS the Report and 
Recommendation (ECF No. 7). Accordingly, Plaintiff may PROCEED on the 
following claims: 
(1) Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment unlawful strip-search claim 
against Defendant Shoop based on Plaintiff’s allegations suggesting 
a CCI policy requiring Plaintiff to be strip searched by male 
officers; 
(2) Eighth Amendment deliberate indifference claims against 
Defendants Chalupa, Gill, Peppers, and Chambers-Smith based on 
Plaintiff’s allegations that these Defendants either denied or 
implemented an ODRC policy that caused the denial of her requests 
for electrolysis and SRS; 
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(3) Eighth Amendment deliberate indifference and Fourteenth 
Amendment equal protection claims against Defendant Shoop 
based on Plaintiff’s allegations suggesting a CCI policy prohibiting 
the sale of makeup and feminine toiletries necessary for Plaintiff’s 
social transitioning; and 
(4) Eighth Amendment deliberate indifference and Fourteenth 
Amendment equal protection claims against Defendant Shoop for 
her continued housing at CCI based on Plaintiff’s allegations that 
there are other transgender women housed at female correctional 
facilities. 
The following claims are DISMISSED with prejudice: 
(1) First Amendment retaliation claims; 
(2) Claims for violations of ODRC policy; and 
(3) Official capacity claims for monetary relief. 
And the claims against unnamed Defendants are DISMISSED without 
prejudice. 
 
IT IS SO ORDERED. 
/s/ Sarah D. Morrison 
SARAH D. MORRISON, CHIEF JUDGE 
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
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