Lopez

David Jonathan Bennett v. Tom Lopez, et al.

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaNovember 14, 20252:25-cv-03033California471 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DAVID

JONATHAN BENNETT, No. 2:25-cv-3033 TLN CSK P Plaintiff, v. ORDER TOM LOPEZ, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a pretrial detainee proceeding pro se in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. §1983. On November 10, 2025, plaintiff filed a document styled “Motion for Preliminary Injunction.” (ECF No. 8.) However, plaintiff’s filing is not a motion, but rather a commentary on what plaintiff announced to jail staff and inmates concerning a public defender and a judge, as well as what the judge allegedly said. (ECF No. 8 at 1-2.) Plaintiff references a You Tube video, and claims the inmates have cell phones. (Id. at 2.) But plaintiff does not identify what relief he seeks, or otherwise address any of the elements required to seek injunctive relief. Even liberally construed, the Court cannot construe plaintiff’s filing as a motion for injunctive relief. “A preliminary injunction is an extraordinary remedy never…

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