Pfeiffer

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DONNY STEWARD, No. 1:19-cv-01022-DAD-EPG Plaintiff, v. ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR

TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER

CHRISTIAN PFEIFFER, et al., (Doc. Nos. 11, 13) Defendants.

16 On July 26, 2019, plaintiff Donny Steward, proceeding pro se, filed a complaint alleging that Kern Valley State Prison officials are liable for using excessive force against him and of deliberate indifference to his serious medical need in violation of the Eighth Amendment. (Doc. No. 1.) On September 6, 2019, less than two months after filing his complaint in this action, plaintiff filed a motion seeking a temporary restraining order prohibiting defendants Yeary and Villasques1 from harming or having any contact with him. (Doc. No. 11 at 14–17.) On September 16, 2019, plaintiff filed a “motion in support of the temporary restraining order and for injunctive relief,” arguing that he requires protection injury allegedly caused by correctional officers.…