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Steven Oscar Austin v. Unknown
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 STEVEN OSCAR AUSTIN, No. 2:25-cv-2054 DAD CSK P Petitioner, v. FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS UNKNOWN, Respondent. 16 I. INTRODUCTION Petitioner is a state prisoner, proceeding without counsel, with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Pending before the Court is petitioner’s motion for a temporary restraining order. (ECF No. 17.) For the following reasons, this Court recommends that petitioner’s motion for a temporary restraining order be denied. II. LEGAL STANDARD FOR TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER Injunctive relief is “an extraordinary remedy that may only be awarded upon a clear showing that the [petitioner] is entitled to such relief.” Winter v. Natural Res. Def. Council, Inc., 555 U.S. 7, 22 (2008) (citation omitted). The standard governing the issuing of a temporary restraining order is “substantially identical” to the standard for issuing a preliminary injunction. See…