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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

GORDON D. MEADOR,

Plaintiff,

v.

DR. K. AYE, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:14-cv-0006 DLB PC

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION 

FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

[ECF No. 6]

Plaintiff Gordon D. Meador (“Plaintiff”) is a California state prisoner proceeding pro se and 

in forma pauperis in this civil action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed this action on 

January 2, 2014.

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 He names Dr. K. Aye, Dr. Gill, Dr. Clark, Dr. Wang, Dr. Nguyen, Dr. Kim, Nurse 

Sellars, and Dr. Moone as Defendants. 

On January 8, 2015, Plaintiff filed a motion seeking a preliminary injunction that would 

require Defendants to place Plaintiff in the prison hospital in order to prevent further falls by 

Plaintiff.

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) (citations omitted). For each form 

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

 

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Plaintiff consented to the jurisdiction of the United States Magistrate on January 13, 2014.

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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 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).

In a separate order issued concurrently with this order, the Court dismissed Plaintiff’s 

complaint, with leave to amend. Until Plaintiff files an amended complaint and the Court is able to 

determine which claims are cognizable and appropriately raised in this action, the Court lacks 

jurisdiction to issue any preliminary injunctions. 18 U.S.C. § 3626(a)(1)(A); Summers, 555 U.S. at 

493; Mayfield, 599 F.3d at 969. 

For the reasons set forth above, Plaintiff’s motion for preliminary injunctive relief, filed 

January 8, 2015, is HEREBY DENIED. 18 U.S.C. § 3626(a)(1)(A); Summers, 555 U.S. at 493; 

Mayfield, 599 F.3d at 969.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 16, 2015 /s/ Dennis L. Beck 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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