· 12/15/2008
Girl Scouts of Manitou Council, Inc. v. Girl Scouts of United States of America, Inc.
Citations
- 549 F.3d 1079
- 2008 WL 5206270
How courts have described this case
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- holding that “[a]s a general rule, interference with the enjoyment or possession of land is considered ‘irreparable’ since land is viewed as a unique commodity”
- noting that “a preliminary injunction is an exercise of a very far-reaching power, never to be indulged in except in a case clearly demanding it.”
- stating that a party seeking a preliminary injunction must show that traditional legal remedies, like money damages, would be inadequate
- noting that “a preliminary injunction is an exercise of a very far‐reaching power, never to be indulged in except in a case clearly de‐ manding it.”
- noting that one \circumstance leading to an inadequate legal remedy is when the nature of the loss incurred by the plaintiff makes it difficult to calculate damages\
- noting that courts only move on to the balancing phase if a moving party can satisfy the inquiries made in the threshold phase of evaluating a request for preliminary relief
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Judges: Posner, Kanne, Tinder
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