Petras
(PC) Williams v. Petras
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 THEAUDRA CONRAD WILLIAMS, No. 2:19-cv-0605 KJM DB P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OGNJEN PETRAS, Defendant. 15 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Dr. Ognjen Petras on an Eighth Amendment medical indifference claim for his alleged failure to treat plaintiff’s diabetic condition. Pending before the Court is a motion for protective order against the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility (CSATF), the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), and the CSTAF Medical Health Care Services Department. The Court construes plaintiff’s filing as a motion for temporary restraining order. I. Legal Standard The legal standards for obtaining a temporary restraining order are essentially identical to those for obtaining a preliminary injunction. See Cal. Indep. Sys. Operator Corp. v. Reliant Energy Servs., Inc., 181 F.…