(PC) Williams v. Bell

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOHN WESLEY WILLIAMS, ) Case No. 1:16-cv-01584-LJO-SAB (PC) ) Plaintiff, ) ) FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION v. ) REGARDING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE AND RETURN

C. BELL, et al., ) OF PROPERTY ) Defendants. ) [ECF No. 112] ) )

Plaintiff John Wesley Williams is appearing pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for an order to show cause and return of property, filed November 18, 2019. Defendants filed a response on December 10, 2019. Plaintiff did not file a reply. I. DISCUSSION The purpose of a temporary restraining order or a preliminary injunction is to preserve the status quo if the balance of equities so heavily favors the moving party that justice requires the court to intervene to secure the positions until…