Gates

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 G. DANIEL WALKER, No. 2:20-CV-2338-JAM-DMC-P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS S. GATES, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion, ECF No. 9, for injunctive relief, addenda filed in support thereof, ECF Nos. 10, supplemental declaration filed in opposition thereto, ECF No. 19, and Plaintiff’s response, ECF No. 20. The legal principles applicable to requests for injunctive relief, such as a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction, are well established. To prevail, the moving party must show that irreparable injury is likely in the absence of an injunction. See Stormans, Inc. v. Selecky, 586 F.3d 1109, 1127 (9th Cir. 2009) (citing Winter v. Natural Res. Def. Council, Inc., 129 S.Ct. 365 (2008)). To the extent prior Ninth Circuit cases suggest a lesser…