Overview
- U.S. District Judge Josephine L. Staton rejected Lanez’s request for a temporary restraining order after finding his lawyers did not properly notify opposing parties before seeking emergency, ex parte relief.
- The court also denied Lanez’s motion to file supporting materials under seal because attorneys submitted only redacted versions and failed to provide the required unredacted filings.
- Lanez’s filings say prison staff have harassed and threatened him, that an officer warned of moving him to a more dangerous housing unit, and that disciplinary write-ups began after he filed a civil-rights suit over a near-fatal May 2025 stabbing.
- The underlying federal lawsuit seeks large damages for the May 2025 attack and continues, and the judge said Lanez may refile the emergency motion if his lawyers correct the procedural defects.
- Lanez remains housed at California Men’s Colony serving a 10-year sentence, and the order underscores that courts require clear, documented efforts to notify defendants and both redacted and unredacted materials before granting urgent prison-protection requests.