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· 1/8/1973

McDonald v. Metro Traffic & Parking Commission

Citations

  • 409 U.S. 1117
  • 93 S. Ct. 926

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • applying heightened standard to preliminary injunctions that provide the movant with all relief that could be obtained at trial
  • applying heightened standard to preliminary injunctions that provide the movant with all relief that could be obtained at trial
  • noting that mandatory injunctions “affirmatively require the nonmovant to act in a particular way, and as a result they place the issuing court in a position where it may have to provide ongoing supervision to assure that the nonmovant is abiding by the injunetion.”
  • “[Plaintiff] offers only generalities and business speculation to establish its irreparable injury, and its evidence falls far short of the proof that is required to make a clear showing of irreparable injury.”
  • applying the original “heavily and compellingly” standard

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