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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JASON GERAY, Case No. 1:21-cv-00593-HBK

Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

TO DENY PLAINTIFF’S REQUEST FOR

v. EMERGENCY PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION1

BRIAN CATES, et al., (Doc. No. 1)

Defendants. THIRTY DAY OBJECTION PERIOD

ORDER TO ASSIGN DISTRICT JUDGE TO

THIS ACTION

Before the court is plaintiff’s emergency request for preliminary injunction incorporated within “1983 Complaint” filed on April 8, 2021. (Doc. No. 1). Plaintiff seeks a preliminary injunction prohibiting correctional officials from destroying or “confiscating” copies of his magazine titled “Show-Black Lingerie.” (Id. at 3-4). For the reasons stated below, the undersigned recommends plaintiff’s request for an emergency preliminary injunction be denied. I. BACKGROUND & FACTS Plaintiff Jason Geray (“plaintiff”), a state prisoner, initiated this action on April 8, 2021 by filing a…