Injunctive Relief

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• NEW Jersey Educ. Ass'n v. Burke
  579 F.2d 764· 3d Cir.· 1978-05-03 ·cited 76×
  The court held that the district court erred in abstaining under Younger v. Harris, and that the state court judgment's res judicata effect on federal claims depends on whether those claims were actually litigated in state court.
• Campbell v. Anderson McGRUDER
  580 F.2d 521· D.C. Cir.· 1978-03-30 ·cited 76×
  The court held that the District Court's order was clearly erroneous because it was based on speculation and conjecture regarding the new jail's conditions and capacity, rather than substantial evidence.
• Battle v. Park J. Anderson
  564 F.2d 388· 10th Cir.· 1977-10-26 ·cited 76×
  The court affirmed the district court's order requiring inmate population reductions, finding that the state failed to demonstrate a likelihood of success on appeal and that the order was necessary to remedy unconstitutional conditions.
• Harrington v. Bush
  553 F.2d 190· D.C. Cir.· 1977-02-18 ·cited 76×
  A Congressman lacks standing to sue the CIA based on alleged illegal activities and misuse of funding provisions, as he has not alleged a direct injury to his constitutionally protected interests as a legislator.
• Wyatt v. Aderholt
  503 F.2d 1305· 5th Cir.· 1974-11-08 ·cited 76×
  Federal district courts have the power to order state mental institutions to provide minimum levels of psychiatric care and treatment to civilly committed persons.
• Dep't OF Admin. v. Mallory E. Horne
  269 So. 2d 659· Fla.· 1972-11-22 ·cited 76×·via Injunction
  This interlocutory appeal addresses whether taxpayers have standing to challenge the constitutionality of provisions in Florida's 1971 General Appropriations Act. The Florida Supreme Court held that taxpayers may sue to challenge appropriations legislation on constitutional groun
• Advance Bus. Sys. & Supply Co. v. SCM Corp.
  415 F.2d 55· 4th Cir.· 1969-08-18 ·cited 76×
  The court held that SCM Corporation engaged in illegal tying arrangements under both the Clayton Act and the Sherman Act by conditioning the rental of its copiers and service contracts on the purchase of SCM supplies, and that the plaintiff suffered damages as a result.
• Nat'l Student Ass'n, Inc. v. Hershey
  412 F.2d 1103· D.C. Cir.· 1969-06-06 ·cited 76×·via Injunction
  The court held that Section 10(b)(3) of the Military Selective Service Act does not bar a suit challenging the legality of administrative regulations and official policy, and that a justiciable controversy exists regarding the portion of the Hershey directive authorizing reclassi
• Freeman v. The Gould Special Sch. Dist. OF Lincoln Cnty.
  405 F.2d 1153· 8th Cir.· 1969-01-15 ·cited 76×
  The court held that the nonrenewal of public school teachers' contracts based on conclusory and unsupported charges of incompetence may state a claim for deprivation of constitutional rights under the Civil Rights Act.
• Louis K. Liggett Co. v. Amos
  104 Fla. 609· Fla.· 1932-04-04 ·cited 76×·via Injunction
  Florida's 1931 Chain Store Act imposed graduated license fees on retail merchants based on the number and location of stores under common management. The Florida Supreme Court upheld the Act against constitutional challenges that it violated due process and equal protection by di
• Paramount Enters., Inc. v. Mitchell
  104 Fla. 407· Fla.· 1932-03-10 ·cited 76×
  Paramount Enterprises sought to enjoin a motion picture operators' union from picketing its Miami theaters. The Florida Supreme Court held that while peaceful picketing for legitimate labor dispute purposes may be permissible, picketing accompanied by coercion, intimidation, or m
• Tampa Water Works Co. v. Wood
  97 Fla. 493· Fla.· 1929-04-06 ·cited 76×·via Injunction
  The Florida Supreme Court affirmed an interlocutory decree overruling a demurrer to a bill seeking to wind up a defunct corporation and appoint a receiver, holding that while courts generally lack authority to dissolve corporations absent statute, equity may intervene where offic
• Bozeman v. The City of St. Petersburg
  74 Fla. 336· Fla.· 1917-11-15 ·cited 76×·via Injunction
  Bozeman Brothers and others challenged a St. Petersburg ordinance that vacated and closed portions of public streets and granted the land to the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company for a freight depot. The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the dismissal, holding that the complainan
• RAY v. Mortham
  742 So. 2d 1276· Fla.· 1999-09-02 ·cited 75×
  Florida voters approved a constitutional amendment in 1992 limiting consecutive terms for state legislators, federal representatives and senators, and cabinet officials. After the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton invalidated the federal term lim
• United States v. John C. Grimberg Co., Inc.
  702 F.2d 1362· Fed. Cir.· 1983-03-23 ·cited 75×
  The court's majority opinion, by strict construction, limits the scope of consent to be sued under the Tucker Act, resulting in a potentially fragmented and less effective avenue for bid protests.
• Sweet v. S.C. Dep't OF Corr.
  529 F.2d 854· 4th Cir.· 1975-12-01 ·cited 75×
  The court held that indefinite solitary confinement to protect a prisoner from other inmates, when the prisoner has violated no rules, constitutes cruel and unusual punishment and violates due process and equal protection. The court also held that a prisoner's fear of death is no
• Greco v. Orange Mem'l Hosp. Corp.
  513 F.2d 873· 5th Cir.· 1975-05-29 ·cited 75×
  The court held that the hospital's policy of prohibiting non-therapeutic abortions did not constitute "state action" under the Fourteenth Amendment or 42 U.S.C. § 1983, as there was insufficient nexus between the county's involvement and the hospital's challenged policy.
• United States ex rel. Thomas Johnson v. Chairman OF NEW York State Bd. OF Parole & Comm'r of N.Y. State Dep't of Corr. Servs.
  500 F.2d 925· 2d Cir.· 1974-06-13 ·cited 75×
  The dissent argues that the prior ruling in Menechino v. Oswald, which denied due process rights in parole hearings, was not superseded by Morrissey v. Brewer and should still apply to deny a statement of reasons for parole denial.
• State of Fla. ex rel. Robert A. Butterworth v. Kenny
  714 So. 2d 404· Fla.· 1998-04-23 ·cited 74×
  The Florida Supreme Court held that the Capital Collateral Regional Counsel (CCRC) lacks statutory authority to represent death row inmates in civil rights lawsuits challenging the means of execution, but is limited to traditional postconviction relief actions challenging the val
• Liberles v. Cnty. OF Cook
  709 F.2d 1122· 7th Cir.· 1983-05-26 ·cited 74×
  The court held that the filing of an EEOC charge is not a jurisdictional prerequisite for suit under Title VII and that defendants waived objections by failing to raise them in the district court. The court affirmed summary judgment on the merits of the disparate impact claim but
• Fernandes v. Limmer
  663 F.2d 619· 5th Cir.· 1981-12-11 ·cited 74×·via Injunction
  The court held that the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport terminals are public forums and that the ordinance's permit system is unconstitutional due to lack of procedural safeguards and excessive discretion granted to officials.
• Commonwealth OF Pa. v. Nat'l Ass'n OF Flood Insurers
  520 F.2d 11· 3d Cir.· 1975-06-13 ·cited 74×
  The court held that the Commonwealth failed to state a claim against the Flood Insurers and failed to meet jurisdictional requirements for claims against federal defendants under the FTCA and Tucker Act.
• Monroe Cnty. Conservation Council, Inc. v. Volpe
  472 F.2d 693· 2d Cir.· 1972-12-18 ·cited 74×·via Injunction
  The court held that the Secretary of Transportation cannot approve federal funding for the highway project because it fails to comply with NEPA, parkland protection statutes, hearing requirements, and bridge permit regulations.
• B. H. Bunn Co., Inc. v. AAA Replacement Parts Co., Inc.
  451 F.2d 1254· 5th Cir.· 1971-11-16 ·cited 74×
  The court held that while copying unpatented parts is permissible, using a competitor's numbering system, descriptions, and price lists to deceive the public constitutes unfair competition. The court also found that the similarity of a mark, even if not infringing a trademark, ca
• Action v. Rowland E. Gannon
  450 F.2d 1227· 8th Cir.· 1971-11-03 ·cited 74×·via Injunction
• City OF Miami Beach v. Hendrik J. Berns
  245 So. 2d 38· Fla.· 1971-01-27 ·cited 74×
  The Florida Supreme Court held that the Government in the Sunshine Law (§ 286.011) supersedes the earlier municipal open meetings statute (§ 165.22) and applies to all city council meetings, formal and informal, prohibiting executive sessions from which the public is excluded reg
• Mrs. Patricia B. Miller v. Amusement Enters., Inc.
  426 F.2d 534· 5th Cir.· 1970-05-13 ·cited 74×
  The court held that attorney fees are mandatory for prevailing parties under Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, absent truly special circumstances, and that the defendant's arguments did not constitute such circumstances.
• Greater Cont'l Corp. v. Schechter
  422 F.2d 1100· 2d Cir.· 1970-03-03 ·cited 74×·via Injunction
  The court held that it lacks jurisdiction to hear the appeal from the order denying a stay of arbitration proceedings.
• Times Publ'g Co. v. Williams
  222 So. 2d 470· Fla. 2d DCA· 1969-05-09 ·cited 74×
  Times Publishing Company and others appealed a trial court's dismissal of their complaint seeking to enjoin the Pinellas County School Board from holding closed meetings in violation of Florida's 1967 "Government in the Sunshine Law." The court reversed, holding that the statute
• Baines v. City OF Danville
  337 F.2d 579· 4th Cir.· 1964-08-10 ·cited 74×
  The court granted petitions for rehearing in two specific cases to consider the effect of newly enacted legislation on the prior disposition.
• Blitch v. City of Ocala
  142 Fla. 612· Fla.· 1940-04-12 ·cited 74×·via Injunction
  Sarah Blitch challenged a 1924 Ocala fire limits ordinance that prohibited her from re-roofing her wooden-shingled cottages with the same materials, forcing her to use costlier fire-resistant materials. The Florida Supreme Court held that while the ordinance was valid on its face
• Fla. Pub. Serv. Comm'n v. Triple "A" Enters., Inc.
  387 So. 2d 940· Fla.· 1980-09-04 ·cited 73×
  The Florida Supreme Court reviewed whether Fla. Stat. § 47.011, which allows the state to sue or be sued in the county of its principal headquarters, violates due process rights. The Court held the statute and the state's common law venue privilege constitutional, finding that th
• Almenares v. Wyman
  453 F.2d 1075· 2d Cir.· 1971-12-10 ·cited 73×
  The court held that the district court had the power and discretion to allow plaintiffs to proceed with a class action on their pendent statutory claim regarding HEW regulations, even if some class members lacked independent federal jurisdiction.
• Florio v. State of Fla. ex rel. A. L. Epperson
  119 So. 2d 305· Fla. 2d DCA· 1960-04-06 ·cited 73×
  Property owners around Egypt Lake sought to enjoin water skiing operations conducted by the Florios at Ralston Beach and by McDonald's ski school, alleging a public nuisance. The court found a nuisance existed but reversed the injunction as overly broad and wrongfully discriminat
• Nader W. Sarkis and Nazih W. Sarkis v. Pafford OIL Co., Inc.
  697 So. 2d 524· Fla. 1st DCA· 1997-04-23 ·cited 72×
  Plaintiffs leased an Amoco service station from Pafford Oil and alleged they were sold inferior gasoline at premium prices, with Amoco's representative allegedly covering up the fraud. The court reversed dismissal of claims under Florida's Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act
• THE Fla. High Sch. Activities Ass'n, Inc. v. Thomas
  434 So. 2d 306· Fla.· 1983-07-07 ·cited 72×·via Injunction
  The Florida Supreme Court reversed a Third District Court of Appeal decision that had struck down a Florida High School Activities Association (FHSAA) rule limiting football players to 44 uniforms in post-season play. The Court held that the rule survives equal protection scrutin
• State v. Falls Chase Special Taxing Dist.
  424 So. 2d 787· Fla. 1st DCA· 1982-07-23 ·cited 72×
  The Florida Department of Environmental Regulation (DER) appealed a circuit court judgment granting Falls Chase's motion for judgment on the pleadings in a dispute over DER's jurisdictional authority to regulate dredge and fill activities. The court held that DER lacked jurisdict
• Corenna Taylor v. General Jimmie "Red" Jones
  653 F.2d 1193· 8th Cir.· 1981-06-30 ·cited 72×
  The court held that racial discrimination against military personnel is actionable under 42 U.S.C. § 1981, and affirmed the district court's findings of discrimination and injunctive relief, but remanded the back pay award.
• Hill v. W. Elec. Co., Inc.
  596 F.2d 99· 4th Cir.· 1979-04-06 ·cited 72×
  The court held that the majority opinion erred in reversing the trial court's findings of discrimination in promotion practices, as the trial court's analysis, including statistical data and consideration of subjective practices, supported injunctive relief.
• Goldberg v. Yaacov Meridor
  567 F.2d 209· 2d Cir.· 1977-09-08 ·cited 72×
  The court held that the district court abused its discretion by denying leave to amend the complaint to allege deception, and that the case should be analyzed under Schoenbaum, not Popkin, in light of Santa Fe Industries.
• Planned Parenthood OF Minn., Inc. v. Citizens FOR Cmty. Action
  558 F.2d 861· 8th Cir.· 1977-06-10 ·cited 72×
  The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in granting a preliminary injunction and erred in denying the motion to intervene. The appeal was not moot.
• Yamaha Parts Distribs. Inc. v. Ehrman
  316 So. 2d 557· Fla.· 1975-07-02 ·cited 72×
  The Florida Supreme Court held that a 1970 statute requiring 90 days' notice before terminating motor vehicle franchise agreements cannot be applied retroactively to a franchise contract executed before the statute's effective date, as doing so would unconstitutionally impair the
• Bruce M. and Dorothy v. Cady
  527 F.2d 786· 9th Cir.· 1975-06-19 ·cited 72×·via Injunction
  The court held that the approval of coal leases constituted "major federal action" requiring a comprehensive Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) under NEPA, and that the EIS prepared for a smaller mining plan was inadequate for the overall leases. The court reversed summary judg
• Pauls v. The Sec'y OF the AIR Force
  457 F.2d 294· 1st Cir.· 1972-03-27 ·cited 72×
  The court held that it lacked appellate jurisdiction over most issues, as the order appealed was not a final judgment, but had jurisdiction over the interlocutory order granting injunctive relief. The court reversed the grant of injunctive relief.
• Bell v. Sch. Bd. OF Powhatan Cnty.
  321 F.2d 494· 4th Cir.· 1963-06-29 ·cited 72×
  The court held that the school board's actions constituted intentional discrimination and obstruction of desegregation rights, and that the denial of counsel fees was an abuse of discretion.
• William Goldman Theatres, Inc. v. Loew's, Inc.
  150 F.2d 738· 3d Cir.· 1945-08-02 ·cited 72×
  The court held that the defendants' concerted action in refusing to lease first-run motion pictures to the plaintiff's theater, thereby creating a monopoly in first-run exhibition, constituted a violation of the Sherman Act.
• State ex rel. J. H. Sherrill & D. A. Vann v. Milam
  113 Fla. 491· Fla.· 1932-10-01 ·cited 72×·via Injunction
  Bond holders of negotiable coupon refunding bonds issued by the Everglades Drainage District sought mandamus to compel the Board of Commissioners and tax assessors to assess and collect drainage taxes at the rate fixed by Chapter 10026 (Acts of 1925), arguing that subsequent legi
• State v. Honorable George W. Tedder
  106 Fla. 140· Fla.· 1932-07-09 ·cited 72×·via Injunction
  The Florida Supreme Court held that a court of equity has jurisdiction to enjoin a municipal recall election when proceedings fail to substantially comply with statutory requirements, distinguishing recall elections from ordinary elections because they are extraordinary proceedin
• Northland Cas. Co. v. HBE Corp.
  160 F. Supp. 2d 1348· M.D. Fla.· 2001-09-13 ·cited 71×
  The court held that allegations of intentional racial discrimination do not constitute an 'occurrence' under the insurance policy and that the 'intended or expected' exclusion applies, thus denying coverage.
• The Indep. OIL & Chem. Workers OF Quincy, Inc. v. The Procter & Gamble Mfg. Co.
  864 F.2d 927· 1st Cir.· 1988-12-28 ·cited 71×
  The court held that the district court did not err in finding that the potential harm to union members from implementing new work rules was insufficient to justify overriding the limitations of the Norris-LaGuardia Act and granting injunctive relief pending arbitration.