Chamberlain

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 WILLIAM CHAMBERLAIN, Case No. 21-cv-03541-HSG

Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING APPLICATION

FOR TEMPORARY RESTRAINING

v. ORDER

SPECIALIZED LOAN SERVICING, LLC, Re: Dkt. No. 21 et al., 11 Defendants. 12 Pending before the Court is Plaintiff William Chamberlain’s ex parte application for a temporary restraining order (“TRO”), filed on June 2, 2021. Dkt. No. 21. For the following reasons, the application is DENIED. I. LEGAL STANDARD Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65, a temporary restraining order may enjoin conduct pending a hearing on a preliminary injunction. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 65(b). The standard for issuing a temporary restraining order and issuing a preliminary injunction are substantially identical. Stuhlbarg Int’l Sales Co., Inc. v. John D. Brush & Co., 240 F.3d 832, 839 n.7 (9th Cir. 2001). A plaintiff seeking preliminary relief must establish: (1) that he is likely to succeed on the merits; (2) that he is…