Unknown
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-02054-DAD-CSK Petitioner, v. ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS AND DENYING
UNKNOWN, PETITIONER’S MOTION FOR A
TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER
Respondent. (Doc. Nos. 17, 19)
17 Petitioner Steven Oscar Austin is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On December 5, 2025, the assigned magistrate judge issued findings and recommendations recommending that petitioner’s motion for a temporary restraining order (Doc. No. 17) be denied. (Doc. No. 19.) Specifically, the magistrate judge reasoned that petitioner had failed to demonstrate a likelihood of success on the merits of claims alleged in his petition because those claims are not exhausted, and new…