IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA ROANOKE DIVISION

DENIS RIVERA, ) ) Plaintiff, ) Case No. 7:16CV00346 ) v. ) OPINION AND ORDER ) RANDALL C. MATHENA, ET AL., ) JUDGE JAMES P. JONES ) Defendants. ) )

Denis Rivera, Pro Se Plaintiff.

This prisoner civil rights action closed in October 2021 after the parties reached a settlement. Plaintiff Denis Rivera was then represented by counsel. Now, five months later, he has filed a pro se motion seeking interlocutory relief based on recent events entirely unrelated to the underlying cause of action in this case. I will deny his motion as unrelated to the underlying action. “[A] preliminary injunction may never issue to prevent an injury or harm which not even the moving party contends was caused by the wrong claimed in the underlying action.” Omega World Travel v. TWA,

(4th Cir. 1997). To warrant interlocutory relief, the movant “must necessarily establish a relationship between the injury claimed in the party’s motion and the conduct asserted in the complaint.”

Rivera’s current motion fails to make these required connections. Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the motion, ECF No. 147, is DENIED.

ENTER: April 13, 2022

/s/ JAMES P. JONES Senior United States District Judge