Speidell

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CHARLES B. JONES, Case No. 1:16-cv-01335-JLT (PC)

Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

v. (Doc. 65) R. SPEIDELL, M. STEWART, Defendants.

16 I. BACKGROUND This action proceeds on Plaintiff’s second amended complaint for claims of First Amendment retaliation, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (Doc. 28.) Plaintiff alleges Defendants Speidell and Stewart, former correctional lieutenants at Kern Valley State Prison (KVSP), issued a false rules violation report (RVR) against him in retaliation for his filing of an administrative grievance. (Doc. 21.) Before the Court is Plaintiff’s “motion for an injunctive relief order and request for maximum fines.” (Doc. 65.) The Court construes the filing as a motion for a preliminary injunction. In his motion, Plaintiff alleges that prison officials at California State Prison, Corcoran (CSP-Corcoran) obstructed his access to the courts by restricting his access to his…