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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 JOSEPH TOWNSEND, No. 2:22-cv-1278 AC P 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

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14 P. PARRISH, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff is a former state prisoner proceeding without an attorney. Pending before the 18 court is plaintiff’s motion seeking a court order preventing the California Department of 19 Corrections and Rehabilitation (“CDCR”) from transferring him to High Desert State Prison. 20 ECF No. 15. No opposition was filed. 21 “A plaintiff seeking a preliminary injunction must establish [(1)] that he is likely to 22 succeed on the merits, [(2)] that he is likely to suffer irreparable harm in the absence of 23 preliminary relief, [(3)] that the balance of equities tips in his favor, and [(4)] that an injunction is 24 in the public interest.” Winter v. Nat. Res. Def. Council, Inc., 555 U.S. 7, 20 (2008) (citations 25 omitted). The standard for issuing a temporary restraining order is essentially the same as that for 26 …