Galindo

I. DISCUSSION

23 Plaintiff moves for “immediate injunctive relief in this matter.” (ECF No. 46 at 4). 24 Plaintiff seems to allege that he was transferred as a retaliatory action and asks the Court to stop 25 this transfer. (Id. at 4). Plaintiff states that he lives seventy (70) miles from Avenal State Prison 26 and that his mother is 74, and the distance would be hard on her. (Id. at 5). Plaintiff further states 27 that he has been housed at A.S.P. for over three (3) years. (Id.). Plaintiff also states that he 28 1 believes a staff member at CDCR causes him safety and security issues, but is not sure who or “if 2 they even exist.” (Id.). 3 To obtain injunctive relief, a party must satisfy either the “traditional” or “alternative” 4 standard for injunctive relief. Cassim v. Bowen, 824 F.2d 791, 795 (9th Cir. 1987). “A cause of action must exist before injunctive relief may be granted.” Hamilton v. Bank of Blue Valley, 746 5 F. Supp. 2d 1160, 1182 (E.D. Cal. 2010) (internal quotation marks & citations omitted). 6 “Injunctive relief, like damages, is a remedy requested by the parties, not a separate cause of 7 action.” Mehta v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 737 F.…