Kibler

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KEVIN BRYANT, No. 2:21-CV-0060-TLN-DMC-P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS BRIAN KIBLER, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. In his complaint, Plaintiff raises numerous claims related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. See generally ECF No. 1. Before the Court now, however, is Plaintiff’s motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction directing Plaintiff’s immediate release from incarceration. ECF No. 5 at 1. Plaintiff contends that release from custody is the only adequate remedy for the ongoing Eighth Amendment violations that he alleges; namely, the risk of exposure to COVID-19. Id. The undersigned United States Magistrate Judge recommends denying the motion for injunctive relief. I. STANDARD The legal principles applicable to requests for injunctive relief,…