(PC) Hammler v. Clark

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ALLEN HAMMLER, ) Case No.: 1:19-cv-00373-AWI-SAB (PC) ) Plaintiff, ) ) FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION v. ) REGARDING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR

PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

CLARK, et.al., ) ) [ECF No. 64] Defendants. ) ) ) ) )

Plaintiff Allen Hammler is appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary injunction, filed December 23, 2019. 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 the merits of the action are ultimately determined. University of 27 …