Lizarraga

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 FAROOQ ABDUL ALEEM, No. 2:18-cv-1210 KJM CKD P Plaintiff, v. ORDER J. LIZARRAGA, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, has filed what appears to be a motion for a preliminary injunction. (ECF No. 57.) However, it is unclear what injunctive relief plaintiff seeks. Furthermore, [a] plaintiff seeking a preliminary injunction must establish that he is [(1)] likely to succeed on the merits, [(2)] that he is likely to suffer irreparable harm in the absence of preliminary relief, [(3)] that the balance of equities tips in his favor, and [(4)] that an injunction is in the public interest. Winter v. Natural Res. Def. Council, Inc., 555 U.S. 7, 20 (2008) (citations omitted). The Ninth Circuit has held that, even if the moving party cannot show a high likelihood of success on the merits, “‘serious questions going to…