Jones

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ERIC BELL, SR., No. 2:20-cv-00793-WBS-CKD P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS SCOTT JONES, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff is a county inmate proceeding pro se and in form pauperis in this federal civil rights action. Currently pending before the court is plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary injunction. ECT No. 14. I. Motion for a Preliminary Injunction Plaintiff seeks an injunction to prevent defendant Jones from tampering with his legal mail by opening it outside his presence. ECF No. 14 at 1. On May 16, 2020, plaintiff had one piece of mail from this court opened outside of his presence. Id. at 2-3. As a result, plaintiff seeks $2,500 “and any other disciplinary actions the court deems necessary….” ECF No. 14 at 4. II. Legal Standards A preliminary injunction should not issue unless necessary to prevent threatened injury that would impair the court’s ability to grant effective…