Rindahl v. Magstadt

Summary

The United States District Court for the District of South Dakota denied Randy Lee Rindahl’s request for a preliminary injunction or temporary restraining order. The court held that the submission did not satisfy Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(b) because it did not clearly show immediate injury before the defendants could be heard, and it did not provide sufficiently clear grounds for relief concerning his cellmate selection or an alleged Prison Rape Elimination Act violation.

Holdings

1. A temporary restraining order was not warranted because Rindahl failed to clearly show that immediate injury would occur before the defendants could be heard.
2. Rindahl was not entitled to a preliminary injunction because his submission did not provide clearer reasons supporting relief, did not clearly identify a Prison Rape Elimination Act violation, and principally challenged cellmate selection.

Questions Presented

1. Whether Rindahl was entitled to a temporary restraining order under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(b).
2. Whether Rindahl was entitled to a preliminary injunction concerning the selection of his cellmate.

Disposition

denied