(PC) Tran v. Smith

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BINH CUONG TRAN, Case No. 1:19-cv-00148-DAD-SAB (PC) Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION

RECOMMENDING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

v. FOR A PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION BE

DENIED

S. SMITH, et al., (ECF No. 64) Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Binh Cuong Tran is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary injunction, filed on May 17, 2021. I. DISCUSSION The purpose of a temporary restraining order or a preliminary injunction is to preserve the status quo if the balance of equities so heavily favors the moving party that justice requires the court to intervene to secure the positions until the merits of the action are ultimately determined. University of Texas v. Camenisch, 451 U.S. 390, 395 (1981). “A plaintiff seeking a preliminary injunction [or…