Allison
(PC) Smith v. Allison
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
5 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 FREDERICK WAYNE SMITH, Case No. 1:22-cv-01580-SAB (PC) 8 Plaintiff, ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO RANDOMLY ASSIGN A DISTRICT v. JUDGE TO THIS ACTION 10 KATHLEEN ALLISON, et al., FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS RECOMMENDING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION Defendants. FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION BE DENIED
(ECF No. 2)
15 Plaintiff Frederick Wayne Smith is proceeding pro se in this civil rights action filed 16 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 17 Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary injunction and/or 18 temporary restraining order, filed December 9, 2022. (ECF No. 2.) In his motion, Plaintiff seeks 19 an answer as to why he was illegally transferred to a new prison despite his enemy concerns. (Id. 20 at 2.) 21 I.
LEGAL STANDARD
23 The primary purpose of a preliminary injunction is preservation of the status quo. See, 24 e.g., Ramos v. Wolf, 975…