Garcia

I. BACKGROUND

18 Fernando Coria (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with this civil rights 19 action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed the Complaint commencing this action on 20 September 23, 2020. (ECF No. 1.) 21 On September 23, 2020 and October 5, 2020, Plaintiff filed motions for a temporary 22 restraining order and preliminary injunction, which the court construes as motions for 23 preliminary injunctive relief. (ECF Nos. 2, 5.)

II. PRELIMINARY INJUNCTIVE RELIEF

25 “A plaintiff seeking a preliminary injunction must establish that he is likely to succeed 26 on the merits, that he is likely to suffer irreparable harm in the absence of preliminary relief, that 27 the balance of equities tips in his favor, and that an injunction is in the public interest.” Id. at 28 374 (citations omitted). An injunction may only be awarded upon a clear showing that the plaintiff is entitled to relief. Id. at 376 (citation omitted) (emphasis added). Federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction and in considering a request for preliminary injunctive relief, the court is…