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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

JON L. NYLAND,

Plaintiff,

v.

CALAVERAS COUNTY SHERIFF’S JAIL, 

Defendant.

Case No. 1:15-cv-00886 DLB PC

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR 

INJUNCTIVE RELIEF

[ECF No. 15]

 Plaintiff Jon L. Nyland, a pretrial detainee proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed 

this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on June 11, 2015.1 On July 17, 2015, the 

Court screened and dismissed the complaint with leave to amend. 

 Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s request for injunctive relief filed on July 23, 2015. 

Plaintiff requests immediate relief for alleged tampering with his legal mail by jail staff. A 

preliminary injunction is an extraordinary remedy never awarded as of right. Winter v. Natural 

Resources Defense Council, Inc., 555 U.S. 7, 24 (2008) (citation omitted). For each form of 

relief sought in federal court, Plaintiff must establish standing. Summers v. Earth Island 

Institute, 555 U.S. 488, 493 (2009) (citation omitted); Mayfield v. United States, 599 F.3d 964, 

969 (9th Cir. 2010) (citation omitted). This requires Plaintiff to show that he is under threat of 

 

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suffering an injury in fact that is concrete and particularized; the threat must be actual and 

imminent, not conjectural or hypothetical; it must be fairly traceable to challenged conduct of the 

defendant; and it must be likely that a favorable judicial decision will prevent or redress the 

injury. Summers, 555 U.S. at 493 (quotation marks and citation omitted); Mayfield, 599 F.3d at 

969. Further, any award of equitable relief is governed by the Prison Litigation Reform Act, 

which provides in relevant part, “Prospective relief in any civil action with respect to prison 

conditions shall extend no further than necessary to correct the violation of the Federal right of a 

particular plaintiff or plaintiffs. The court shall not grant or approve any prospective relief 

unless the court finds that such relief is narrowly drawn, extends no further than necessary to 

correct the violation of the Federal right, and is the least intrusive means necessary to correct the 

violation of the Federal right.” 18 U.S.C. § 3626(a)(1)(A). 

 As noted above, the Court screened and dismissed the complaint with leave to file an 

amended complaint. In light of Plaintiff’s failure to state any claim upon which relief may be 

granted, there is no actual case or controversy before the Court at this time, and Court lacks the 

jurisdiction to issue the orders sought by Plaintiff. Summers, 555 U.S. at 493; Mayfield, 599 

F.3d at 969. 

ORDER 

 For the reasons set forth above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff’s motion for 

injunctive relief is DENIED. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: July 25, 2015 /s/ Dennis L. Beck 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

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