Anthony

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARIAN ANTHONY, Case No. 24-cv-0458-BAS-SBC

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR

v. EX PARTE TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER (ECF No. 1) JUDGE DANIEL SEGURA,

Defendant. 16 Before the Court is Plaintiff Marian Anthony’s Complaint and Request for a Temporary Restraining Order. (ECF No. 1.) Because the defendant in this case has not yet been served, this request is made ex parte. For a court to grant a TRO, the moving party must show: (1) a likelihood of success on the merits; (2) a likelihood of irreparable harm to the moving party in the absence of preliminary relief; (3) that the balance of equities tips in favor of the moving party; and (4) that an injunction is in the public interest. Winter v. Nat. Res. Def. Council, Inc., 555 U.S. 7, 20 (2008). Generally, a TRO is “an extraordinary remedy that may only be awarded upon a clear showing that the plaintiff is entitled to such…