Rosado
Rosado v. Alameida
Opinion
Opinion
Jones, J.
ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION IN PART AND DENYING IN PART
Before the Court is Plaintiff Carlos Ro-sado’s (“Plaintiff’) September 3, 2004 Motion for Preliminary Injunction. On July 23, 2003, Plaintiff, an inmate currently incarcerated at Centinela State Prison (“CSP”) filed a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that various CSP and California Department of Corrections (“CDC”) officials violated his Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment rights by failing to place his name on a liver transplant list and provide other necessary care for his life-threatening liver condition. (Compl.¶¶ 50-97.) By order dated September 3, 2004, this Court granted in part Plaintiffs ex parte Application for Temporary Restraining Order (“TRO”), requiring Defendants to provide Plaintiff with immediate medical attention. [Doc. No. 54.] Subsequently the parties stipulated to the TRO’s conversion to a preliminary injunction. Plaintiff now requests that the Court issue another preliminary injunction ordering Defendant Edward Alameida, Jr. et al. (“Defendants”) to ensure that Plaintiff receives evaluations at all liver transplant centers in California. Defendants oppose. An…