Dowd v. Cnty. of Kern

Full title: ROBERT E DOWD, Plaintiff, v. COUNTY OF KERN, et al., Defendants.

Court: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Date published: Jul 30, 2012

1:12-CV-01063-LJO-JLT (E.D. Cal. Jul. 30, 2012)

Opinion

1:12-CV-01063-LJO-JLT

07-30-2012

ROBERT E DOWD, Plaintiff, v. COUNTY OF KERN, et al., Defendants.

Lawrence J. O'Neill

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR

TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER

AND PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

(DOC. 3)

Before the Court for decision is Plaintiff's Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction. Doc. 3. In order to secure injunctive relief prior to a full adjudication on the merits, a plaintiff must show "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). Because Plaintiff's Complaint has been dismissed in its entirety for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, Doc. 4, Plaintiff cannot show he is likely to succeed on the merits.

Accordingly, Plaintiff's Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction, Doc. 3, is DENIED.

SO ORDERED

Lawrence J. O'Neill

United States District Judge