Carter

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

7 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

EPICENTRX, INC., CASE NO. 20-cv-1058-LAB (LL)

Plaintiff,

AMENDED ORDER DENYING

vs. APPLICATION FOR TEMPORARY

RESTRAINING ORDER

COREY A. CARTER Defendants.

14 This Order amends Dkt. No. 9 to correct a clerical error in the title of that document. The balance of Dkt. No. 9 is reproduced in this Order without further changes. Plaintiff EpicentRx, Inc. filed this case on June 9, 2020. Five weeks later, EpicentRx filed an ex parte Application for Temporary Restraining Order (TRO). The Court DENIES the application for a temporary restraining order for the reasons stated below. A temporary restraining order is extraordinary relief available only where such an order “serv[es] [its] underlying purpose of preserving the status quo and preventing irreparable harm before a preliminary injunction hearing may be held.” Granny Goose Foods, 415 U.S. 423, 439 (1974). TROs are appropriate only where a party’s interests 25 …