(PS) Rogers v. County of Sacramento

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 KIM EDWARD ROGERS, No. 2:24-cv-00237-DJC-CKD Plaintiff, v. ORDER COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO, et al., Defendants. 15 Pending before this Court is a Motion for Preliminary Injunction filed by pro se Plaintiff Kim Edward Rogers on January 19, 2024. (ECF No 3.) For the reasons stated below, the Motion will be denied. The Court will construe the Motion liberally because Plaintiff is representing himself. See Bernhardt v. Los Angeles Cnty., 339 F.3d 920, 925 (9th Cir. 2003) (“Courts have a duty to construe pro se pleadings liberally, including pro se motions as well as complaints.”). In order to obtain a preliminary injunction, Plaintiff must show (1) likelihood of success on the merits; (2) likelihood of irreparable harm in the absence of preliminary relief; (3) that the balance of equities tips in his favor; and (4) that an injunction is in the public interest. Winter v. Nat. Res. Def. Council, Inc., 555 U.S. 7, 20…