Majors v. Reeves

Opinion

EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI SOUTHEASTERN DIVISION

DILLONGER J. MAJORS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) Case No. 1:24-cv-00233-SNLJ ) JACOB REEVES, et al., ) ) Defendants. )

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

This matter is before the Court on plaintiff’s proposed “Order to Show Cause for a Preliminary Injunction.” [Doc. 38]. Plaintiff has not filed a motion for a preliminary injunction, and because the proposed order lacks his signature, it cannot be considered as such. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 11(a) (“every pleading, written motion, and other paper must be signed ... by a party personally if the party is unrepresented”); E.D. Mo. L.R. 2.01(A)(1) (stating that all filings “shall contain the signature of the self-represented party or the party’s attorney”). Even if the proposed order could be considered a motion, the plaintiff is not entitled to the relief he requests. There are no factual allegations supporting a request for a preliminary injunction. Further, the relief he seeks is not of the same character as the relief sought in this case, and the filing does not address a claim raised in this case. See Devose v. Herrington, 42 F.3d 470, 471 (8th Cir. 1994) (holding that injunctive relief is only appropriate if it requests the same type of relief as in the underlying case and pertains to a matter presented in that case). Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the proposed order [Doc. 38] shall be STRICKEN. SO ORDERED this 21st day of August, 2025.

STEPHEN N. LIMBAUGH, JR.“ SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE