Morales

1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 9 RONALD EUGENE JAMES, No. 2:25-cv-00319-DAD-EFB (HC) 10 Petitioner, 11 v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

12 RAUL MORALES, Warden, 13 Respondent. 14 15 Petitioner is a state prisoner without counsel seeking a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 16 28 U.S.C. § 2254. ECF No. 1. Currently before the court is petitioner’s motion for a preliminary 17 injunction. ECF No. 21. Specifically, petitioner moves to enjoin the California Department of 18 Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) from allegedly withholding his correspondence, opening 19 his confidential correspondence, discarding his discovery, and discriminating against him due to 20 his disability. For the following reasons, it is recommended that petitioner’s motion be DENIED. 21 I. Legal Standard 22 A temporary restraining order is available to an applicant for a preliminary injunction 23 when the applicant may suffer irreparable injury before the court can hear the application for a 24 …