(PC) Duncan v. California Healthcare Receivership Corp.

I. BACKGROUND

20 In his complaint, Plaintiff alleges that Defendants denied him adequate medical care for 21 his mental-health condition, subjected him to retaliation, and denied him access to this courts. 22 (See Doc. 1.) 23 In his second motion for a temporary restraining order (TRO),1 Plaintiff alleges that 24 officials at Kern Valley State Prison (KVSP) confiscated his property and that he has heart- 25 related problems due to stress and heart disease. (Doc. 21 at 2-3.) Plaintiff requests that the Court 26 order “KVSP” to return his property, “fix” his heart problems, and stop lying to him about his 27 heard condition. (Id. at 4-5.) In his third motion for a TRO, Plaintiff alleges that his cellmate attacked him on two occasions, and that he has since been moved to a single-inmate cell. (Doc. 22 at 1-2.) Plaintiff requests that the Court issue an order to KVSP mental-health officials that he remain on single- cell status. (See id. at 2.) II. DISCUSSION “A preliminary injunction is an extraordinary remedy never awarded as of right.” 2 Winter v. Nat. Res. Def. Council, Inc., 555 U.S. 7, 24 (2008) (citation omitted). “A plaintiff seeking a 8 …