Rodriguez

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 JOSHUA BLAND, Case No. 1:20-cv-00478-DAD-EPG (PC)

12 Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS,

RECOMMENDING THAT PLAINTIFF’S

13 v. MOTION FOR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF BE

DENIED

14 ROBERT RODRIGUEZ, et al., (ECF No. 20) 15 Defendants.

OBJECTIONS, IF ANY, DUE WITHIN

16 FOURTEEN DAYS 17

18 Joshua Bland (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in 19 this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This case is proceeding on Plaintiff’s 20 failure to protect claims against defendants Stark, Jaime, Rodriguez, Garay, Melendrez, Lewis, 21 Isais, and Huckleberry, based on Plaintiff’s allegations that these defendants failed to protect him 22 from being attacked by 25er gang members. (ECF Nos. 14, 16, & 22). 23 On September 14, 2020, Plaintiff filed a motion for injunctive relief. (ECF No. 20). On 24 October 8, 2020, the Warden of Corcoran State Prison, who is not a party to this…