Jones

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 GERALD JONES, Case No.: 18-CV-2039-LAB(WVG)

Plaintiff,

REPORT AND

v. RECOMMENDATION FOR DENIAL

OF PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR

PARAMO, et al,

PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

Defendant. 16 On October 2, 2019, Gerald Jones (“Plaintiff’) filed this motion for a preliminary injunction for prevention of “imminent danger or death” based on alleged First Amendment violations in retaliation for the underlying amended complaint filed on April 25, 2019. For the reasons discussed below, the Court RECOMMENDS that Plaintiff’s motion for preliminary injunction be DENIED. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff alleges several injuries as bases for his claim of retaliation. First, plaintiff alleges he was sent to administrative segregation (“ad-seg”) for an incident that “he was not responsible for” and that the correctional officers told him “our hands are tied.” He also alleges that…