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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

BRIAN HERRON,

Plaintiff,

v.

DELROSARIO, et al.,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:09-cv-02165-AWI-DLB PC

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

RECOMMENDING MOTION FOR

PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION BE DENIED

(Doc. 10)

OBJECTIONS, IF ANY, DUE WITHIN

THIRTY DAYS

Findings and Recommendations

Plaintiff Brian Herron (“Plaintiff”) is a prisoner in the custody of the California

Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (“CDCR”). Plaintiff is proceeding pro se and in

forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the Court

is Plaintiff’s motion for preliminary injunction, filed January 29, 2010. (Doc. 10.)

“A plaintiff seeking a preliminary injunction must establish that he is likely to succeed on

the merits, that he is likely to suffer irreparable harm in the absence of preliminary relief, that the

balance of equities tips in his favor, and that an injunction is in the public interest.” Winter v.

Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., 129 S. Ct. 365, 374 (2008) (citations omitted). The

purpose of preliminary injunctive relief is to preserve the status quo or to prevent irreparable

injury pending the resolution of the underlying claim. Sierra On-line, Inc. v. Phoenix Software,

Inc., 739 F.2d 1415, 1422 (9th Cir. 1984).

Federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction, and as a preliminary matter, the court

must have before it an actual case or controversy. City of Los Angeles v. Lyons, 461 U.S. 95,

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102, 103 S. Ct. 1660, 1665 (1983); Valley Forge Christian Coll. v. Ams. United for Separation of

Church and State, Inc., 454 U.S. 464, 471, 102 S. Ct. 752, 757-58 (1982). If the court does not

have an actual case or controversy before it, it has no power to hear the matter in question. 

Lyons, 461 U.S. at 102. Thus, “[a] federal court may issue an injunction [only] if it has personal

jurisdiction over the parties and subject matter jurisdiction over the claim; it may not attempt to

determine the rights of persons not before the court.” Zepeda v. United States Immigration

Service, 753 F.2d 719, 727 (9th Cir. 1985). 

Plaintiff is currently incarcerated at Pleasant Valley State Prison (“PVSP”) in Coalinga,

California. Plaintiff complains of denial of medical care at PVSP. However, Plaintiff’s first

amended complaint concerns constitutional violations at Wasco State Prison in Wasco,

California, and at California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility in Corcoran, California. Prison

officials at PVSP are not defendants in this action, and thus the Court lacks jurisdiction to

determine their rights. See Zepeda, 753 F.2d at 727. Accordingly, it is HEREBY

RECOMMENDED that Plaintiff’s motion for preliminary injunction, filed January 29, 2010,

should be DENIED.

These Findings and Recommendations will be submitted to the United States District

Judge assigned to the case, pursuant to the provisions of Title 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(l). Within

thirty (30) days after being served with these Findings and Recommendations, plaintiff may file

written objections with the court. The document should be captioned “Objections to Magistrate

Judge’s Findings and Recommendations.” Plaintiff is advised that failure to file objections

within the specified time may waive the right to appeal the District Court’s order. Martinez v.

Ylst, 951 F.2d 1153 (9th Cir. 1991). 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: April 20, 2010 /s/ Dennis L. Beck 

3b142a UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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