Hunter

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TYRELL AINSWORTH, No. 2:24-cv-1347 DAD CSK P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS HUNTER, Defendant. 16 I. Introduction Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding without counsel, with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the court is plaintiff’s motion for injunctive relief filed June 26, 2024. (ECF No. 14.) For the reasons stated herein, this Court recommends that plaintiff’s motion for injunctive relief be denied. II. Legal Standard Injunctive relief is “an extraordinary remedy that may only be awarded upon a clear showing that the plaintiff is entitled to such relief.” Winter v. Nat. Res. Def. Council, Inc., 555 U.S. 7, 22 (2008) (citing Mazurek v. Armstrong, 520 U.S. 968, 972 (1997) (per curiam)). “The purpose of a preliminary injunction is merely to preserve the relative positions of the parties until a trial on the merits can be held.” Univ. of Tex. v.…