Thompson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RANDY LAMAR BLACK, No. 2:21-cv-02167-TLN-EFB (PC) Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS P. THOMPSON, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Currently before the court is plaintiff’s November 14, 2022 motion a preliminary injunction ordering defendant to provide him with medical care and/or transfer him to another institution. ECF No. 39. For the reasons that follow, the motion must be denied. I. Motion for Injunctive Relief Plaintiff’s amended complaint proceeds on his claims that defendants Allred and Birch denied him adequate medical care for his COVID-19 infection. ECF Nos. 38 at 3-4 (screening order) & 41 (plaintiff’s notice of intent to proceed on cognizable claims). In this most recent request for preliminary injunctive relief, plaintiff alleges that he asked the warden of his institution why he could not get a…