Hicks

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ANTOINE L. ARDDS, ) Case No.: 1:19-cv-01738-DAD-SAB (PC) ) Plaintiff, ) ) FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION v. ) RECOMMENDING PLAINTIFF’S THIRD

MOTION FOR TEMPORARY RESTRAINING

D. HICKS, et.al., ) ORDER BE DENIED ) Defendants. ) [ECF No. 20] ) ) ) )

Plaintiff Antoine L. Ardds 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 third motion for a temporary restraining order, filed August 5, 2020. Plaintiff seeks a court order directing prison officials to refrain from retaliating against him and denying access to and/or destroying his legal property. I. DISCUSSION The purpose of a temporary restraining order or a preliminary injunction is to preserve the status quo if the balance of…