Kent Glen Williams v. LEEFLANG, Paralegal;

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
KENT GLEN WILLIAMS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
LEEFLANG, Paralegal; et al.,
Defendants-Appellees.
No. 22-35615
D.C. No. 1:22-cv-00052-DCN
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Idaho
David C. Nye, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted November 15, 2022**
Before: CANBY, CALLAHAN, and BADE, Circuit Judges.
Idaho state prisoner Kent Glen Williams appeals pro se from the district
court’s order denying his motion for a preliminary injunction in his 42 U.S.C.
§ 1983 action alleging denial of access to the courts. We have jurisdiction under
28 U.S.C. § 1292(a)(1). We review for an abuse of discretion. Jackson v. City &
* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.
** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
FILED
NOV 23 2022
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

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County of San Francisco, 746 F.3d 953, 958 (9th Cir. 2014). We affirm.
The district court did not abuse its discretion by denying Williams’s motion
for a preliminary injunction because Williams failed to demonstrate that such relief
is warranted. See id. (explaining that a plaintiff seeking a preliminary injunction
must establish that he is likely to succeed on the merits, he is likely to suffer
irreparable harm in the absence of preliminary relief, the balance of equities tips in
his favor, and an injunction is in the public interest).
Williams’s motion to establish protocols for e-filing (Docket Entry No. 16)
is denied.
We do not consider Williams’s contentions concerning the underlying merits
of this action.
AFFIRMED.

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