Irreparable Harm

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• Harris v. United States
  745 F.2d 535· 8th Cir.· 1984-10-11 ·cited 4×
  The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying a preliminary injunction because the plaintiff failed to show irreparable harm, as adequate remedies exist in the Court of Claims.
• Champion v. State OF Cal.
  738 F.2d 1082· 9th Cir.· 1984-07-30 ·cited 4×
  The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying a preliminary injunction against the deduction of fair share fees, as existing Supreme Court precedent generally upholds such deductions and the specific circumstances did not warrant extraordinary rel
• Lambert v. Rogers
  454 So. 2d 672· Fla. 5th DCA· 1984-07-26 ·cited 4×
  Principal Lambert and the Marion County School Board appealed a circuit court injunction that halted an administrative hearing to determine whether Lambert held a one-year or three-year employment contract. The appellate court reversed, holding that the School Board had jurisdict
• The Hillhaven Corp. v. Wis. Dep't OF Health & Soc. Servs.
  733 F.2d 1224· 7th Cir.· 1984-05-08 ·cited 4×
  The court held that the district court erred in granting a preliminary injunction because the plaintiff failed to establish a likelihood of success on the merits, given the appellate court's reversal of the prior ruling on the same issue.
• Spath v. Nat'l Collegiate Athletic Ass'n
  728 F.2d 25· 1st Cir.· 1984-02-23 ·cited 4×·via Irreparable Injury
  The court held that the student failed to demonstrate a likelihood of success on the merits for his constitutional claims and contract claims, thus reversing the preliminary injunction.
• Emilcar Bermudez v. Reid
  720 F.2d 748· 2d Cir.· 1983-11-01 ·cited 4×·via Irreparable Injury
  The court denied the Attorney General's motion for a stay pending appeal, requiring the state to release the petitioner, but later granted reconsideration and a stay pending appeal due to new information.
• Bartlett v. Schweiker
  719 F.2d 1059· 10th Cir.· 1983-10-21 ·cited 4×·via Irreparable Injury
  The court held that the plaintiffs failed to demonstrate irreparable injury, thus the district court correctly dismissed their complaint for failure to exhaust administrative remedies.
• Boroughs of Ellwood City v. Fed. Energy Regulatory Comm'n
  701 F.2d 266· 3d Cir.· 1983-03-04 ·cited 4×
  The court held that the FERC's decision to suspend a rate increase for the minimum statutory period of one day is not subject to judicial review.
• Rushia v. Town OF Ashburnham
  701 F.2d 7· 1st Cir.· 1983-03-01 ·cited 4×·via Irreparable Injury
  The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying a preliminary injunction against a threatened state prosecution for violating a town's Public Display Minors Law.
• Ltd Commodities, Inc. v. Igor G. Perederij & Beacon Data Processing Serv. Corp.
  699 F.2d 404· 7th Cir.· 1983-02-08 ·cited 4×
  The dissenting judge argues the district court abused its equity power by ordering payment of Data's claim from a letter of credit without adequate security for LTD.
• Tenant Affairs Bd. v. Pierce
  693 F.2d 797· 8th Cir.· 1982-11-30 ·cited 4×
  The court affirmed the denial of a preliminary injunction, finding no abuse of discretion regarding the district court's determination of no irreparable harm.
• Fletcher J. Herndon, Jr. v. The ELI Witt Co.
  420 So. 2d 920· Fla. 1st DCA· 1982-10-21 ·cited 4×
  Fletcher Herndon appeals an interlocutory order denying his motion to dissolve a temporary restraining order based on a covenant not to compete contained in a settlement agreement with his former employer, Eli Witt Company. The court upheld the five-year, three-state non-compete
• Int'l Union v. Dana Corp.
  679 F.2d 634· 6th Cir.· 1982-06-04 ·cited 4×
  The court held that the Norris-LaGuardia Act does not preclude injunctions against employer self-help measures that undermine the arbitral process, even if those measures involve speech protected by the First Amendment.
• Craig v. Barney
  678 F.2d 1200· 4th Cir.· 1982-05-20 ·cited 4×·via Irreparable Injury
  The court held that the district court correctly applied the abstention doctrine to dismiss the complaint seeking to enjoin state grand jury proceedings.
• Walker v. Lockhart
  678 F.2d 68· 8th Cir.· 1982-05-19 ·cited 4×
  The court granted the inmate's petition for an injunction pending appeal, requiring prison officials to maintain his current conditions of confinement.
• Del. Valley Citizens' Council for Clean Air v. Commonwealth OF PA.
  674 F.2d 987· 3d Cir.· 1982-04-06 ·cited 4×
  The court denied the petition for rehearing en banc, allowing a previously granted stay to stand pending merits panel review.
• Downstate Stone Co. v. United States
  651 F.2d 1234· 7th Cir.· 1981-06-19 ·cited 4×
  The court held that the district court abused its discretion by granting a preliminary injunction that enjoined the United States from enforcing criminal statutes related to national forest regulations, as Downstate failed to meet the standards for such an injunction.
• Halloran v. Pensacola Ass'n OF Life Underwriters, Inc.
  395 So. 2d 554· Fla. 1st DCA· 1981-01-14 ·cited 4×
  The court held that the appeal is moot because the temporary suspension of membership has expired.
• Seniors United FOR Action v. RAY
  635 F.2d 746· 8th Cir.· 1980-12-31 ·cited 4×
  The court affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction, finding no abuse of discretion or erroneous legal premise.
• Cletus Phillips and Eleanor Phillips v. Cutler
  388 So. 2d 48· Fla. 2d DCA· 1980-09-17 ·cited 4×
  The circuit court's transfer of a case seeking declaratory and injunctive relief to a county court was improper because the county court lacked subject matter jurisdiction.
• Carden v. State OF Mont.
  626 F.2d 82· 9th Cir.· 1980-06-20 ·cited 4×·via Irreparable Injury
  Federal courts should not intervene via pretrial habeas corpus in state criminal prosecutions absent "special circumstances" demonstrating irreparable injury or bad faith prosecution.
• Organized Fisherman of Florida v. Andrus
  488 F. Supp. 1351· S.D. Fla.· 1980-04-29 ·cited 4×·via Irreparable Injury
  The court held that the plaintiffs failed to demonstrate a substantial likelihood of prevailing on the merits or a substantial threat of irreparable injury, thus denying their motion for a preliminary injunction.
• Coastal States GAS Corp. v. Dep't OF Energy
  609 F.2d 736· 5th Cir.· 1979-12-20 ·cited 4×·via Irreparable Injury
  The court held that Coastal States failed to demonstrate sufficient grounds for a stay pending appeal, as it did not show a likelihood of success on the merits or irreparable harm.
• Bio-Medicus, Inc. v. S'holders Comm. IN Opposition TO the Mgmt. OF Bio-Medicus, Inc.
  608 F.2d 1155· 8th Cir.· 1979-11-13 ·cited 4×
  The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying plaintiffs' motions for preliminary injunctive relief, as plaintiffs failed to demonstrate a likelihood of success on the merits, irreparable harm, or a balance of hardships tipping in their favor.
• City OF Melbourne v. Cotron
  372 So. 2d 944· Fla. 4th DCA· 1979-05-09 ·cited 4×·via Irreparable Injury
  The trial court improperly enjoined the City from taking action against the Police Chief by prescribing administrative procedures; judicial intervention in administrative processes before a hearing occurs is improper, and any due process defects are remediable through subsequent
• United States v. City OF LOS Angeles
  595 F.2d 1386· 9th Cir.· 1979-05-02 ·cited 4×
  The court held that the City failed to meet the standards for preliminary injunctive relief under the Safe Streets Act, and thus the injunction preventing the government from pursuing employment discrimination actions against the LAPD must be vacated.
• ST. Regis Paper Co. v. Marshall
  591 F.2d 612· 10th Cir.· 1979-01-31 ·cited 4×·via Irreparable Injury
  The court held that a plaintiff must exhaust administrative remedies before seeking judicial review, even when challenging agency regulations or facing potential debarment, unless specific exceptions apply.
• Stenberg v. Cheker OIL Co. & Marathon Oil Co.
  573 F.2d 921· 6th Cir.· 1978-04-10 ·cited 4×
  The court held that the preliminary injunction granting ultimate relief and the subsequent contempt order were improperly issued and vacated them.
• First Nat'l Bank OF Miramar v. Lewis
  355 So. 2d 869· Fla. 1st DCA· 1978-03-08 ·cited 4×·via Irreparable Injury
  The court denied the petitioner's motion to stay the Department's order authorizing a bank branch opening.
• Interco v. The First Nat'l Bank OF Boston
  560 F.2d 480· 1st Cir.· 1977-08-16 ·cited 4×
  The court held that Interco failed to establish irreparable harm because it had an adequate remedy at law for the bank's alleged wrongful honor of letters of credit.
• Marvel v. United States
  548 F.2d 295· 10th Cir.· 1977-01-13 ·cited 4×
  The Anti-Injunction Act bars injunctive relief to prevent IRS asset seizure during a tax refund suit, even if seizure would cause irreparable harm, unless the government cannot possibly prevail on the merits.
• Hillsboro News Co. v. City OF Tampa
  544 F.2d 860· 5th Cir.· 1977-01-03 ·cited 4×·via Irreparable Injury
  The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in granting the preliminary injunction.
• Rocco Catena v. Capitol Indus., Inc.
  543 F.2d 77· 9th Cir.· 1976-10-07 ·cited 4×
  The court held that the order prescribing the form of notice to class members is not a final decision and therefore not immediately appealable.
• Abercrombie v. Lum's, Inc.
  531 F.2d 775· 5th Cir.· 1976-05-17 ·cited 4×
  The court held that the district court did not err in denying the motion for preliminary and permanent injunctions because the requested relief was either moot, unnecessary, or lacked a causal connection to the alleged antitrust violations.
• Wright v. Chief OF Transit Police
  527 F.2d 1262· 2d Cir.· 1976-01-15 ·cited 4×·via Irreparable Injury
  The court held that the named defendants, acting in their official capacity, are 'persons' within the meaning of 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and thus the district court has jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3).
• Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc. v. Fed. Trade Comm'n
  517 F.2d 1013· 7th Cir.· 1975-05-29 ·cited 4×
  The court denied the emergency motion for an injunction pending appeal, finding no irreparable harm from proceeding with the FTC hearing.
• Bures v. The Houston Symphony Soc'y
  503 F.2d 842· 5th Cir.· 1974-11-11 ·cited 4×·via Irreparable Injury
  The court held that the district court erred in granting a preliminary injunction because the plaintiff failed to demonstrate a likelihood of success on the merits or irreparable injury.
• Scott v. Chief OF Police & four other unnamed Breckenridge Hills
  492 F.2d 1310· 8th Cir.· 1974-03-05 ·cited 4×
  The court held that the order denying appointment of counsel was not immediately appealable without a record showing irreparable harm.
• Spencer Cos., Inc. v. Armonk Indus., Inc.
  489 F.2d 704· 1st Cir.· 1973-12-20 ·cited 4×·via Likelihood Of Irreparable Harm
  The court held that the denial of a temporary restraining order, under the circumstances, was appealable as a denial of a preliminary injunction, but affirmed the denial of injunctive relief.
• Int'l News Distribs., Inc. v. Shriver
  488 F.2d 1350· 6th Cir.· 1973-12-19 ·cited 4×
  The court held that the district court erred in dismissing the claims for injunctive and declaratory relief without convening a three-judge court, as the allegations of bad faith enforcement and harassment raised a substantial constitutional question.
• Reed v. Giarrusso
  462 F.2d 706· 5th Cir.· 1972-06-26 ·cited 4×·via Irreparable Injury
  The court held that the plaintiffs possessed the requisite standing to maintain their suit challenging the constitutionality of municipal ordinances, despite the dismissal of their original charges.
• Sanders v. McCLELLAN
  463 F.2d 894· D.C. Cir.· 1972-04-19 ·cited 4×·via Irreparable Injury
  The court held that while the issue of a subpoena's impact on First Amendment rights is justiciable, the plaintiff failed to demonstrate a sufficient threat of irreparable harm to warrant injunctive or declaratory relief before exhausting administrative remedies.
• Maxwell v. Wyman
  458 F.2d 1146· 2d Cir.· 1972-04-03 ·cited 4×
  The court held that nursing homes are entitled to a preliminary injunction against state departments to prevent termination of Medicaid reimbursement without a hearing on waiver eligibility.
• The Mut. Benefit Life Ins. Co. v. Atlas Fin. Corp.
  454 F.2d 278· 3d Cir.· 1972-01-07 ·cited 4×
  The court held that the district court did not err in granting a preliminary injunction restraining a company from making payments under a tax sharing agreement.
• Tyree v. Fitzpatrick
  445 F.2d 627· 1st Cir.· 1971-06-29 ·cited 4×
  The court held that the prisoner failed to demonstrate irreparable harm necessary for interlocutory injunctive relief regarding prison conditions and mail censorship.
• Blankenship v. W. A. (Tony) Boyle
  447 F.2d 1280· D.C. Cir.· 1971-06-25 ·cited 4×·via Irreparable Injury
  The court denied the Bank's application for a stay pending appeal because the Bank failed to show a sufficient likelihood of success on the merits of its appeal.
• Pressie Hughes v. Dist. Attorney FOR Atlanta
  436 F.2d 568· 5th Cir.· 1970-12-08 ·cited 4×·via Irreparable Injury
• United States v. Cent. Carolina Bank & Tr. Co.
  431 F.2d 972· 4th Cir.· 1970-10-02 ·cited 4×·via Irreparable Injury
  The court held that the district court erred in denying a preliminary injunction to require desegregation of the golf facility.
• Harry H. Price & Sons, Inc. v. Hardin
  425 F.2d 1137· 5th Cir.· 1970-04-27 ·cited 4×·via Irreparable Injury
  The court held that the appellant has standing to challenge the administrative regulations and that the district court's dismissal for failure to state a claim was premature.
• Broyhill v. Zeb A. Morris, Jr.
  408 F.2d 820· 4th Cir.· 1969-03-20 ·cited 4×
  The court held that a federal court should not enjoin a state prosecution absent allegations of irreparable harm, bad faith, harassment, or inadequate state remedies.