(PC) Steward v. Lynch

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DONNY STEWARD, No. 2: 18-cv-1227 KJM KJN P Plaintiff, v. ORDER LYNCH, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding without counsel, with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the court plaintiff’s motions for a preliminary injunction. (ECF Nos. 33 & 34.) For the reasons stated herein, the undersigned orders briefing on plaintiff’s motions. Background On March 23, 2020, plaintiff’s amended complaint was dismissed, and plaintiff was granted sixty days in which to file a second amended complaint. Thus, no operative pleading is on file, and no defendant has yet been served with process. Plaintiff states he did not receive the order until April 2, 2020. (ECF No. 33 at 1.) Plaintiff’s Motions Plaintiff avers that on March 9, 2020, he was transferred from Kern Valley State Prison (“KVSP”) to the California Health Care Facility (“CHCF”) initially on…