Amoco Production Co. v. Gambell

Holding that a District Court did not err in declining to issue an injunction to bar exploratory drilling on Alaskan public lands, because the district court's decision "did not undermine" the policy of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, 16 U.S.C. § 3120, and because the Secretary of the Interior had other means of meaningfully complying with the statute

Jones v. Flowers

Holding that the State was not required to search the phone book or other government records in order to find taxpayer's new address because such searches impose "burdens on the State significantly greater than the several relatively easy options" otherwise available

Weinberger v. Romero-Barcelo

Holding that Federal Water Pollution Control Act did not mandate injunctions against its violation

Oiye v. Fox

Finding "no deprivation of due process" where defendant "remain[ed] silent in the face of ongoing criminal proceedings rather than filing his own declaration in opposition to plaintiff's request for a preliminary injunction," noting that "defendant remained free to present other evidence to contradict plaintiff's declaration of molestation"

Continental Baking Co. v. Katz

In Continental Baking, this court explained the theory behind this two-pronged test: "`[By] balancing the respective equities of the parties, [the court] concludes that, pending a trial on the merits, the defendant should or that he should not be restrained from exercising the right claimed by him.'"

Lubben v. Selective Serv. Sys. L. Bd. No. 27

Holding that misinterpretation of jurisdictional requirements of statute do not make district court's order void or vulnerable to attack under Rule 60(b)

O'Connell v. Superior Court

Finding claimed injury was not irreparable because plaintiff, who was aware at the beginning of school year that thousands of students were at risk of being denied diplomas, delayed in bringing preliminary injunction until school year was almost over

Jordon v. Gilligan

Noting that appellate court dicta has persuasive precedential effect only

Heckmann v. Ahmanson

Recognizing the availability of a constructive trust to prevent dissipation of assets

Adoption of B.C.

Rule 4 - Summons

Holding that if defendant is not served within 90 days after the complaint is filed, the court—on a motion, or on its own following notice to the plaintiff—must dismiss the action without prejudice against that defendant or order that service be made by a certain time

Section 337 - Contract, obligation or liability founded upon written instrument; book account; rescission of contract

Governing rescissions of written contracts

Section 526 - Cases in which injunction granted; cases in which injunction not granted

Providing an exception for a personal services contract not germane here

Section 135 - Willful destruction or concealment of evidence

Prohibiting “knowing that any book, paper, record, instrument in writing, digital image, video recording owned by another, or other matter or thing, is about to be produced in evidence upon a trial, inquiry, or investigation, authorized by law, willfully destroy[ing], eras[ing], or conceal[ing] the same, with the intent to prevent it or its content from being produced ....”

Section 8 - Proceedings commenced and rights accrued before effective date

Stating that a pleading shall contain a "short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief"

Section 413.10 - Generally

Listing proper methods of service under California law on a person outside the United States

Section 6200 - Stealing, destroying, removing, etc. records or papers

Destroying or secreting radio logs

Section 953 - Repealed