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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LOUIS PEETS, No. 2:18-CV-2469-KJM-DMC-P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS SCOTT KERNAN, 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 for an Order Granting Ongoing Access to the Prison’s Inmate Law Library and Declaration in Support Thereof,” ECF No. 36, which the Court construes as a motion for preliminary 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 Winter v. Natural Res. Def. Council, Inc., 129 S.Ct. 365 (2008)). To the extent prior Ninth Circuit cases…