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Allen v. Zavaras

United States District Court, D. Colorado
Jun 28, 2010
Civil Action No. 08-cv-02506-ZLW-BNB (D. Colo. Jun. 28, 2010)

Opinion

Civil Action No. 08-cv-02506-ZLW-BNB.

June 28, 2010


ORDER


The matter before the Court is Plaintiff's Motion For Restraining Order (Doc. No. 46). Pursuant to this Court's Order dated January 14, 2009 (Doc. No. 13), all dispositive motions in this case are referred to Magistrate Judge Boyd N. Boland. On January 26, 2010, Magistrate Judge Boland issued a Recommendation (Doc. No. 110) that the motion for restraining order be denied. Plaintiff timely filed an objection on February 9, 2010 (Doc. No. 112). Plaintiff's motion and objection have been liberally construed because he is pro se.

See D.C.COLO.LCivR 72.1; 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A).

See Trackwell v. United States, 472 F.3d 1242, 1243 (10th Cir. 2007).

The Court has reviewed Plaintiff's objection, Defendant's response, the Magistrate Judge's Recommendation, and the original motion, response, reply, and associated affidavits. As required by 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C) and Fed.R.Civ.P. 72(b)(3), the Court has reviewed de novo the portions of the Recommendation to which Plaintiff objected. The Court overrules these objections and adopts the Recommendation in its entirety.

Plaintiff's affidavit submitted with his motion appears to have a typographical error. He claims that he was housed at the Kit Carson Correctional Center (KCCC) from April 29, 2008 until December 8, 2009. Recommendation at 3 ( citing Mot. For Restraining Order, Ex. A (Doc. No. 46)). However, this affidavit was submitted to the Court on May 22, 2009. The Court assumes Plaintiff was housed at KCCC until December 8, 2008.

Specifically, the Magistrate Judge recommended denying the motion as Plaintiff failed to meet his burden on at least two required elements of a Fed.R.Civ.P. 65(a) preliminary injunction claim: showing there is a substantial likelihood he would prevail on the merits and showing he would suffer irreparable injury. Plaintiff's objection failed to adequately address either of these conclusions. Accordingly, it is

Recommendation at 12-16; Lundgrin v. Claytor, 619 F.2d 61, 63 (10th Cir. 1980).

See, e.g., Heideman v. South Salt Lake City, 348 F.3d 1182, 1188 (10th Cir. 2003). Either one of these failed elements is sufficient by itself to deny injunctive relief.

ORDERED that the Recommendation (Doc. No. 110; Jan. 26, 2010) is accepted and adopted in its entirety. It is

FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff's Motion For Restraining Order (Doc. No. 46; May 22, 2009) is denied.


Summaries of

Allen v. Zavaras

United States District Court, D. Colorado
Jun 28, 2010
Civil Action No. 08-cv-02506-ZLW-BNB (D. Colo. Jun. 28, 2010)
Case details for

Allen v. Zavaras

Case Details

Full title:EDWARD ALLEN, Plaintiff, v. ARISTEDES ZAVARAS, J. HASSENFRITZ, MS. GRAHAM…

Court:United States District Court, D. Colorado

Date published: Jun 28, 2010

Citations

Civil Action No. 08-cv-02506-ZLW-BNB (D. Colo. Jun. 28, 2010)