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Nature of Suit Code: 540
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Mandamus and Other
Cause of Action: 28:1361 Petition for Writ of Mandamus

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Yahya Abdul Lateef, 

Plaintiff, 

vs.

Inmate Legal Services, et al., 

Defendants. 

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No. CV 06-1835-PHX-SMM (LOA)

ORDER

Plaintiff Yahya Abdul Lateef, confined in the Maricopa County Fourth Avenue Jail,

has filed a pro se Request for Injunctive Order. He has not filed a Complaint and has not

paid the $350.00 civil action filing fee or filed an Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis.

The Court will deny the request for injunctive relief without prejudice.

Before seeking injunctive relief, Plaintiff must first have a Complaint before the

Court. See Stewart v. United States Immigration & Naturalization Serv., 762 F.2d 193, 198

(2d Cir. 1985) (“Only after an action has been commenced can preliminary injunctive relief

be obtained.”); see also Devose v. Herrington, 42 F.3d 470, 471 (8th Cir. 1994) (per curiam)

(a party seeking injunctive relief must establish a relationship between the claimed injury and

the conduct asserted in the complaint). He does not. 

Motions for injunctive relief are not independent actions but, rather, a means to seek

extraordinary relief in an ongoing action that has been initiated by filing a complaint or other

proper petition that alleges jurisdictional facts. Indeed, Rule 65 of the Federal Rules of Civil

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Procedure, which provides for the granting of preliminary injunctions and temporary

restraining orders, “was designed solely as a procedural tool to expedite the action and

accommodate the court and litigants” and “does not confer either subject matter or personal

jurisdiction on the court.” Citizens Concerned for the Separation of Church and State v. City

and County of Denver, 628 F.2d 1289, 1299 (10th Cir. 1980). 

In addition, for Plaintiff to obtain injunctive relief without first giving notice to the

adverse party, he must show by specific facts that he is in danger of immediate and

irreparable harm. Fed. R. Civ. P. 65(b). The Court also cannot grant relief unless Plaintiff

certifies in writing the efforts, if any, which have been made to give notice and the reasons

that notice should not be required. Id. None of these requirements has been satisfied. 

Accordingly, the Court will deny the motion without prejudice. Plaintiff may renew

the motion if he files a Complaint in a new case and either pays the filing fee or files an

Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis.

IT IS ORDERED THAT Plaintiff’s Request for Injunctive Order (Doc. #1) is denied

and the Clerk of Court shall close this file.

DATED this 27th day of September, 2006.

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