Ramos

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 GENE RAYMOND MATTHEWS, III No. 1:22-cv-01508-JLT-SAB (PC) Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION

RECOMMENDING PLAINTIFF’S REQUEST

v. FOR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF BE DENIED S. RAMOS, et al. (ECF No. 30) Defendants. 13 Plaintiff is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary injunction, filed August 18, 2023. A temporary restraining order may issue upon a showing “that immediate and irreparable injury, loss, or damage will result to the movant before the adverse party can be heard in opposition.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 65(b)(1)(A). The purpose of such an order is to preserve the status quo and to prevent irreparable harm “just so long as is necessary to hold a hearing, and no longer.” Granny Goose Foods, Inc. v. Brotherhood of Teamsters, 415 U.S. 423, 439 (1974). In ruling on a motion for temporary restraining…