Cisnero

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CLARENCE L. HEARNS, Case No.: 1:22-cv-01033-CDB (PC) Plaintiff,

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO

v. DENY MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY

INJUNCTION AND TEMPORARY

CISNERO, et al., RESTRAINING ORDER

Defendants. (Doc. 3)

Clerk of the Court to Assign District Judge

Plaintiff Clarence L. Hearns is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. I. RELEVANT BACKGROUND Plaintiff filed his complaint in this action on August 16, 2022. (Doc. 1.) On that same date, Plaintiff filed a Motion Requesting Preliminary Injunction and Temporary Restraining Order. (Doc. 3.) More specifically, Plaintiff contends the Substance Abuse Treatment Facility (SATF) has “implemented a rogue policy to confiscate the personal property of inmates, i.e. JPay-5 Tablets.” (Doc. 3 at 1.) Further, Plaintiff contends SATF threatened to “cut off JP-5…