Injunction

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• Kristensen v. APC Skills Co.
  510 So. 2d 317· Fla. 4th DCA· 1987-03-04 ·cited 1×
• Pac. W. Cable Co. v. City OF Sacramento
  798 F.2d 353· 9th Cir.· 1986-08-20 ·cited 1×·via Preliminary Injunction
  The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Pacific West's motion for a preliminary injunction.
• Fla. State Soc'y OF Homeopathic Physicians & Tracy M. Baker v. Fla. Dep't of Prof'l Reg.
  487 So. 2d 374· Fla. 5th DCA· 1986-04-22 ·cited 1×
  The Florida Department of Professional Regulation sought to permanently enjoin a homeopathic physician and his professional society from practicing medicine without a license. The trial court issued a permanent injunction after a hearing scheduled only for a temporary injunction,
• Kobell v. United Food & Commercial Workers Int'l Union
  788 F.2d 189· 3d Cir.· 1986-04-16 ·cited 1×·via Preliminary Injunction
  The court held that injunctive relief under NLRA Section 10(l) was appropriate despite a pending Section 8(a)(2) charge against the employer, because the charge had been remedied by a settlement agreement at the time of the injunction application.
• Universal City Studios, Inc. v. Casey & Casey, Inc.
  622 F. Supp. 201· S.D. Fla.· 1985-11-13 ·cited 1×·via Preliminary Injunction
  The court held that the plaintiffs failed to establish the necessary elements for a preliminary injunction, specifically a likelihood of success on the merits and irreparable harm.
• Johnson v. Tlush
  468 So. 2d 1023· Fla. 4th DCA· 1985-04-24 ·cited 1×·via Mandatory Injunction
  The court held that the construction of a private dock on the waterway abutting common property violated the rights of other property owners, who had standing to enforce restrictions.
• L.M.E., Inc. v. City of Hollywood
  605 F. Supp. 185· S.D. Fla.· 1985-04-19 ·cited 1×·via Preliminary Injunction
  The court affirmed the granting of a coastal construction permit to the City of Hollywood, finding that the developer, Woodholly Associates, Inc., properly raised the issue of the City's burden to prove the necessity and justification for the development.
• Polo Fashions, Inc. v. Magic Trimmings, Inc.
  603 F. Supp. 13· S.D. Fla.· 1984-04-24 ·cited 1×·via Permanent Injunction
  The court held that the defendants willfully infringed upon the plaintiff's trademarks and awarded monetary damages, including trebled profits, costs, and attorney's fees, while also issuing a permanent injunction.
• Farm Stores, Inc. v. Texaco, Inc.
  577 F. Supp. 682· S.D. Fla.· 1983-12-29 ·cited 1×·via Preliminary Injunction
  The court held that the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act (PMPA) protects Farm Stores because it possesses sufficient indicia of entrepreneurial responsibility and risk, despite the contractual arrangement with Texaco.
• Wood v. Marston
  442 So. 2d 934· Fla.· 1983-12-01 ·cited 1×
  The Florida Supreme Court held that a university search-and-screen committee evaluating applicants for a dean position must comply with Florida's Sunshine Law requiring open public meetings for official acts. The Court rejected lower court exceptions based on staff privilege and
• Tampa BAY Bus. Publ'g Co. v. Zink
  439 So. 2d 271· Fla. 2d DCA· 1983-09-21 ·cited 1×·via Preliminary Injunction
  Tampa Bay Business Publishing Company appealed the denial of a contempt motion against Peter Roos and the denial of injunctive relief against Zincom, Inc., both arising from Dennis Zink's violation of a noncompete agreement. The court affirmed the denial of contempt against Roos
• Michael and Jane Timms v. Metro. Sch. Dist. OF Wabash Cnty.
  718 F.2d 212· 7th Cir.· 1983-09-19 ·cited 1×
  Compensatory education is prospective, equitable relief, not damages, and thus within the court's equitable powers.
• McKELVEY v. Kismet, Inc.
  430 So. 2d 919· Fla. 3d DCA· 1983-04-19 ·cited 1×·via Mandatory Injunction
  McKelvey and Bard appealed a cost judgment awarding attorney's fees and costs to Kismet after the appellants voluntarily dismissed their foreclosure claim and had their unlawful detainer count involuntarily dismissed. The court affirmed, holding that costs and attorney's fees mus
• Taylor v. Thornber
  418 So. 2d 1155· Fla. 1st DCA· 1982-08-25 ·cited 1×
  The court held that recall petitions were untimely because the officials had not served one-fourth of their terms, affirming the trial court's injunction.
• Cohen v. Hardman
  416 So. 2d 498· Fla. 5th DCA· 1982-07-07 ·cited 1×·via Preliminary Injunction
  No. In a 5-4 decision, Justice Byron R. White wrote the majority opinion reversing the lower court. The Supreme Court held that speech of public employees is generally only protected when they speak on matters of public concern. Meyers’ speech only dealt with personal and inte
• Thomas (Fred Phillip) Roush v. State
  413 So. 2d 15· Fla.· 1982-04-08 ·cited 1×
  The Florida Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of section 812.035 of the Florida Statutes, which provides civil remedies for violations of the Anti-Fencing Act, and affirmed a circuit court's order enjoining and seizing property of a transmission repair business engaged i
• The City OF Sanibel v. Buntrock
  409 So. 2d 1073· Fla. 2d DCA· 1981-12-30 ·cited 1×
  The Florida District Court of Appeal held that a municipality must enact a building moratorium ordinance with the same notice and hearing procedures required for rezoning ordinances. The City of Sanibel's one-year commercial development moratorium was invalidated because it was n
• Treasure Salvors, Inc. v. Unidentified Wrecked & Abandoned Sailing Vessel
  546 F. Supp. 919· S.D. Fla.· 1981-07-02 ·cited 1×·via Preliminary Injunction
  The court affirmed the district court's preliminary injunction, finding that the plaintiffs had established a strong claim to the wreck site and that the defendants' interference was unwarranted.
• THE Florida BAR v. Kaiser
  397 So. 2d 1132· Fla.· 1981-04-30 ·cited 1×
  The Florida Bar charged Gerald Kaiser, a New York attorney with a Florida office, with the unauthorized practice of law for misleading advertisements. The referee found Kaiser guilty, enjoined his advertising, and imposed a fine and costs.
• Fla. Bd. of Bus. Reg. v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd.
  497 F. Supp. 599· M.D. Fla.· 1980-09-30 ·cited 1×·via Preliminary Injunction
  The court held that it had jurisdiction to review the NLRB's assertion of jurisdiction over the jai alai industry and that the NLRB's action was not arbitrary, capricious, or a violation of the Tenth Amendment.
• THE Florida BAR v. Williams
  388 So. 2d 564· Fla.· 1980-09-18 ·cited 1×·via Permanent Injunction
  The court approved a joint stipulation and settlement, permanently enjoining the respondent from engaging in the unauthorized practice of law and imposing a suspended jail sentence and fine for indirect criminal contempt.
• Sanchez v. Pingree
  494 F. Supp. 68· S.D. Fla.· 1980-05-16 ·cited 1×·via Permanent Injunction
  The court held that Florida's one-year durational residency requirement for elderly benefits violates the Equal Protection Clause and the fundamental right to travel.
• J. Batt, Inc. v. Wellington Constr. & Realty, Inc.
  379 So. 2d 461· Fla. 4th DCA· 1980-02-06 ·cited 1×·via Mandatory Injunction
  A plumbing contractor appealed a partial summary judgment dismissing mechanic's and equitable lien claims and an accompanying mandatory injunction requiring removal of filed liens. The appellate court dismissed for lack of jurisdiction, finding the order non-final and the injunct
• Rivergate Rest. Corp. v. Metro. Dade Cnty.
  369 So. 2d 679· Fla. 3d DCA· 1979-04-17 ·cited 1×
  A Florida restaurant corporation appealed the denial of its injunction against a referendum election on a proposed "Clean Indoor Air" ordinance regulating smoking in enclosed public places. The appellate court held the circuit court properly denied the injunction but erred by str
• Gross v. City OF Riviera Beach
  367 So. 2d 648· Fla. 4th DCA· 1979-01-24 ·cited 1×
  A mortgagee who obtained a construction loan and foreclosed on a partially completed condominium project sought equitable relief to avoid complying with new zoning ordinances enacted after the original building permit. The court affirmed the denial of relief, holding that the mor
• Blair v. Mobile Home Cmtys., Inc.
  345 So. 2d 1101· Fla. 2d DCA· 1977-05-18 ·cited 1×
  The Florida District Court of Appeal reversed a trial court judgment that upheld a mobile home park's absolute prohibition on "for sale" signs. The court held that while parks may impose reasonable restrictions on sign size, character, and placement, an absolute ban unlawfully ab
• Fredricks v. Hofmann
  45 Fla. Supp. 44· Fla. Cir. Ct.· 1976-12-23 ·cited 1×
  Tenants challenged rent increases and various rules imposed by their mobile home park operators, alleging unconscionable rent hikes and violations of Florida tenant protection statutes. The court found the rent increases unconscionable, enjoined illegal fees and assessments, decl
• City OF N. Miami Beach v. Metro. Dade Cnty.
  312 So. 2d 219· Fla. 3d DCA· 1975-05-06 ·cited 1×
  The court affirmed dismissal of most counts in a declaratory judgment action challenging the Water and Sewer Board's authority to restrict water service connections, but modified the dismissal to be without prejudice and rejected the plaintiff's prohibition petition.
• Bd. OF Pub. Instruction OF BAY Cnty. v. Jeter
  277 So. 2d 69· Fla. 1st DCA· 1973-05-08 ·cited 1×
  A private vocational school operator sought an injunction to prevent a public school board from advertising its competing cosmetology courses. The court reversed the injunction, holding that public vocational schools have a statutory duty and authority to recruit students and adv
• Greenwood v. Firstamerica Dev. Corp.
  265 So. 2d 89· Fla. 1st DCA· 1972-08-01 ·cited 1×
  The Florida District Court of Appeal reviewed an interlocutory discovery order in a mandamus action concerning property tax assessment and agricultural classification. The court held that the trial court properly denied production of multi-year income tax returns but erred in lim
• Lon Worth Crow, Jr. v. Context Indus., Inc.
  260 So. 2d 865· Fla. 3d DCA· 1972-04-04 ·cited 1×
  Shareholders and directors of a parent corporation brought a derivative action challenging the sale of a subsidiary's assets and a related employment contract with the former subsidiary president. The court affirmed summary judgment for the defendants, holding that the plaintiffs
• Coral Ridge Golf Course, Inc. v. The City OF Fort Lauderdale
  253 So. 2d 485· Fla. 4th DCA· 1971-10-05 ·cited 1×·via Mandatory Injunction
  A complaint seeking injunctive relief against enforcement of a zoning ordinance must allege sufficient ultimate facts demonstrating irreparable injury and denial of due process with a lack of reasonable relationship to public health, morals, safety, and general welfare, and mere
• United States ex rel. Dale Joseph Arnold v. Faircloth
  441 F.2d 1157· 5th Cir.· 1971-04-30 ·cited 1×·via Mandatory Injunction
  The appellate court affirmed the district court's denial of a mandatory injunction, finding the appeal moot.
• Univ. DAY Care Ctr., Inc. v. Temple University-Of the Commonwealth OF Higher Educ.
  442 F.2d 1116· 3d Cir.· 1971-04-30 ·cited 1×·via Action For Injunction
  The federal court affirmed the dismissal of the complaint, finding that state law issues should be resolved by the state court first.
• Verich v. The Fla. State Bd. OF Architecture
  239 So. 2d 29· Fla. 4th DCA· 1970-07-29 ·cited 1×
  A registered professional engineer was enjoined from practicing architecture after preparing plans for a shopping center. The court reversed, holding that professional engineers may plan and design buildings and supervise their construction as part of their engineering practice,
• DeLAUGHTER v. The Borden Co.
  431 F.2d 1354· 5th Cir.· 1970-07-06 ·cited 1×·via Temporary Injunction
• Town OF BAY Harbor Islands v. Fieldstone
  223 So. 2d 357· Fla. 3d DCA· 1969-05-27 ·cited 1×
  The court held that the ordinance requiring a breezeway was unreasonable and unrelated to public welfare, and that a penthouse did not constitute an additional story under the applicable building code.
• Wildey v. Wildey
  30 Fla. Supp. 201· Broward Cty. Cir. Ct.· 1968-06-10 ·cited 1×·via Temporary Injunction
  In this 1968 Florida divorce case, the circuit court addressed whether a wife could maintain a divorce action in Broward County (Second Circuit) when both parties resided in Palm Beach County (Fifteenth Circuit). The court held that despite Bannerman v. Bannerman's broad language
• Baya v. Ulrich
  209 So. 2d 702· Fla. 2d DCA· 1968-04-24 ·cited 1×
  The Bayas appealed from dismissal of their second amended complaint seeking mandatory injunction and damages related to a disputed road crossing their property. After years of litigation establishing a private prescriptive easement in favor of the Williams Heirs and other defenda
• City OF Miami v. Rosenthal
  208 So. 2d 495· Fla. 3d DCA· 1968-03-26 ·cited 1×
  The City of Miami challenged a circuit court's invalidation of Ordinance No. 7486, which excluded persons convicted of certain sports-related offenses from city-owned parks and stadia during sporting events. The appellate court affirmed the lower court's judgment, finding the ord
• Mangum v. Bd. of Cnty. Comm'rs of Brevard Cnty.
  202 So. 2d 207· Fla. 4th DCA· 1967-09-08 ·cited 1×
  The Fourth District Court of Appeal affirmed a permanent injunction against the Mangums for operating a junk yard and constructing buildings on their Brevard County property in violation of zoning regulations. The court held that continuous, intentional violation of zoning ordina
• August v. City of Pompano Beach
  29 Fla. Supp. 3· Broward Cty. Cir. Ct.· 1966-12-08 ·cited 1×
  Property owners challenged a zoning ordinance rezoning their property from residential/retail to neighborhood business, claiming the city failed to obtain the supermajority vote required by Florida Statutes §176.06 when a sufficient percentage of adjacent owners protested. The co
• Gay Poling v. City Bank & Tr. Co. OF ST. Petersburg
  189 So. 2d 176· Fla. 2d DCA· 1966-07-20 ·cited 1×·via Injunctive Order
  This appeal addresses the reasonableness of guardian and attorney fees allowed by a county judge in an incompetency proceeding. The District Court of Appeal reversed the lower court's fee awards, finding them excessive, and exercised its statutory authority to set its own reasona
• City OF Miami Beach v. VIC Potamkin Chevrolet, Inc.
  189 So. 2d 388· Fla. 3d DCA· 1966-07-05 ·cited 1×
  The court held that the trial court's finding of fair market value was supported by the evidence and affirmed the decree setting aside the city's tax assessment.
• United States v. Goldberg
  349 F.2d 633· 3d Cir.· 1965-08-03 ·cited 1×
  The court held that the district court improvidently entered injunctions restraining the Bank from pursuing its mortgage foreclosure actions in state and federal courts, as the prior filing of these actions conferred jurisdiction not subject to interference by a Section 7403 rece
• Langley v. NEW Deal CAB Co.
  169 So. 2d 340· Fla. 1st DCA· 1964-12-01 ·cited 1×
  Langley appeals a final injunction prohibiting him from operating taxicabs in Jacksonville except for casual, incidental, and fortuitous operations. The court affirms the injunction, finding that Langley's operation was designed and executed as a subterfuge to avoid city taxicab
• Ocean Prods., Inc. v. Schleman
  23 Fla. Supp. 198· Hillsborough Cty. Cir. Ct.· 1964-09-04 ·cited 1×
  Ocean Products, Inc. challenges ad valorem real property taxes levied on land owned by the Tampa Port Authority and leased to Ocean Products and Pure Oil Company. The court holds that while the port authority's fee interest is immune from taxation, the lessees' leasehold interest
• City OF Jacksonville v. George Schumann et ux.
  167 So. 2d 95· Fla. 1st DCA· 1964-08-18 ·cited 1×
  The City of Jacksonville appealed the denial of its motion to dismiss and motion to strike a second amended complaint in an inverse condemnation action brought by 57 property owners living near Imeson Airport. The court recognized inverse condemnation as a viable cause of action
• Int'l Indus., Inc. v. City OF Miami Beach
  154 So. 2d 720· Fla. 3d DCA· 1963-05-21 ·cited 1×
• Daniel v. MAY
  143 So. 2d 536· Fla. 2d DCA· 1962-07-27 ·cited 1×·via Mandatory Injunction
  Homeowners appealed a mandatory injunction requiring removal of their carport that violated a restrictive covenant limiting structures to fifteen feet from the property line. The court affirmed, holding that purchasers are bound by restrictive covenants in their chain of title an