Tassey
Tassey v. California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JESSE EUGENE TASSEY, Case No. 23-cv-05041-AMO
Plaintiff,
ORDER DISSOLVING TEMPORARY
v. RESTRAINING ORDER; DENYING
MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF INJUNCTION TRANSPORTATION (CALTRANS), et al., 11 Defendants.
12 Pro se Plaintiff Jesse Eugene Tassey is unhoused and currently lives at a small camp on Caltrans property. ECF 1 at 1, 14. On September 29, 2023, Caltrans posted a notice to vacate at Tassey’s location. Id. at 18. Tassey filed an ex parte application for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction and complaint for injunctive relief on October 2, 2023. Id. at 1-18. The next day, the Court set a briefing schedule, held a hearing, and issued a temporary restraining order prohibiting Caltrans from proceeding with the planned removal of persons, personal possessions, and structures from Tassey’s camp. ECF 5; ECF 8; ECF 11 at 5. The Court also issued an order to show cause as to whether a preliminary…