Bautista

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARTIN BAUTISTA, Case No.: 22cv1185-GPC(KSC)

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S EX

v. PARTE MOTION FOR

PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AS

ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS,

MOOT

SECRETARY, UNITED STATES

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND

[Dkt. No. 6.] SECURITY; CHRIS MAGNUS,

COMMISSIONER, U.S. CUSTOMS

AND BORDER PROTECTION; AND

SIDNEY AKI, DIRECTOR, FIELD

OPERATIONS, US CUSTOMS AND

BORDER PROTECTION, SAN DIEGO

FIELD OFFICE, Defendants. 22 Before the Court is Plaintiff’s ex parte motion for preliminary injunction enjoining Defendants from disposing of his 2021 Nissan Sentra. (Dkt. No. 6.) Defendants filed a response on September 30, 2022. (Dkt. No. 10.) Plaintiff filed a reply on October 7, 2022. (Dkt. No. 12.) Based on the reasoning below, the Court DENIES Plaintiff’s ex parte motion for preliminary injunction as moot. 28 Background On August 12, 2022, Plaintiff…