(PC) Morgan v. Sacramento County Sheriffs Dept.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SAMMY DAVIS MORGAN, No. 2:19-CV-1179-KJM-DMC-P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS MORGAN, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the Court is plaintiff’s “Motion to Prohibit Restriction on a Right to Counsel & Legal Materials.” See ECF No. 52. Plaintiff seeks an order from the Court directing prison officials to grant him unrestricted telephone access and access to legal materials. Therefore, the Court construes plaintiff’s motion as a motion for injunctive relief. The legal principles applicable to requests for injunctive relief, such as a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction, are well established. To prevail, the moving party must show that irreparable injury is likely in the absence of an injunction. See Stormans, Inc. v. Selecky, 586 F.3d 1109, 1127 (9th Cir. 2009) (citing…