(PC)Springfield

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CIRON B. SPRINGFIELD, No. 2:19-cv-00965-KJM-CKD P Plaintiff, v. ORDER and FINDINGS AND

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A.VALENCIA, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This case was closed on January 30, 2020 pursuant to a settlement, but plaintiff filed correspondence with the court on February 1, 2021 indicating that he was actively suicidal. ECF No. 42. The court construed plaintiff’s letter as a motion for immediate injunctive relief and required the Deputy Attorney General to file a response. ECF No. 43. The response was filed on February 5, 2021 accompanied by a declaration from Dr. S. Lickiss, a Senior Psychologist Supervisor at Mule Creek State Prison. ECF Nos. 45, 45-1. I. Legal Standards A preliminary injunction should not issue unless necessary to prevent threatened injury that would impair…