Granny Goose Foods, Inc. v. Teamsters
415 U.S. 423 (1974) Cited 2,133 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that union could not be held in contempt of restraining order
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. v. VCG Special Opportunities Master Fund Ltd.
598 F.3d 30 (2d Cir. 2010) Cited 570 times 3 Legal AnalysesHolding that "our venerable standard for assessing a movant's probability of success on the merits remains valid [after the Supreme Court's decision in Winter]"
Forest City Daly Housing v. North Hempstead
175 F.3d 144 (2d Cir. 1999) Cited 221 timesHolding that, for claims under the FHAA, the ADA and the Rehabilitation Act, a proposed accommodation must be "necessary in light of the disabilities" of the plaintiffs; and dismissing claims because "no analogous housing opportunity exist[ed] for persons without disabilities"
D.D. ex Rel. V.D. v. N.Y. City Bd. of Educ
465 F.3d 503 (2d Cir. 2006) Cited 173 timesHolding children's rights to a free appropriate education did not entitle them to have their IEPs implemented immediately, or at least within 30 school days, under New York law
Borey v. National Union Fire Ins. Co.
934 F.2d 30 (2d Cir. 1991) Cited 202 timesHolding that “when a party can be fully compensated for financial loss by a money judgment, there is simply no compelling reason why the extraordinary equitable remedy of a preliminary injunction should be granted”
Bell Howell: Mamiya Co. v. Masel Supply Co.
719 F.2d 42 (2d Cir. 1983) Cited 234 timesVacating preliminary injunction concluding that "irreparable injury may well not be present herein since there would appear to be little confusion, if any, as to the origin of the goods and no significant likelihood of damage to [plaintiff's] reputation since thus far it has not been shown that [defendant's] goods, which have a common origin of manufacture with [plaintiff's] goods, are inferior to those sold by [plaintiff] and are injuring [plaintiff's] reputation."
Medical Society of the State of New York v. Toia
560 F.2d 535 (2d Cir. 1977) Cited 179 timesStating preliminary injunction is "an extraordinary and drastic remedy which should not be routinely granted"
Buffalo Forge Co. v. Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp.
638 F.2d 568 (2d Cir. 1981) Cited 113 timesNoting that "[t]he threat of irreparable injury is a sine qua non"
Rabbi Jacob Joseph Sch. v. Province of Mendoza
342 F. Supp. 2d 124 (E.D.N.Y. 2004) Cited 43 timesHolding that denial of transfer to district where related case was pending "would result in duplicative actions in which two federal judges would preside over the same basic claim, wasting judicial resources, requiring the parties to unnecessarily expend more time and expense, and risking potentially inconsistent results"
Leadsinger, Inc. v. Cole
05 Civ. 5606 (HBP) (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 4, 2006) Cited 25 timesHolding that "the failure to serve an order to show cause in the manner directed is fatal to the enforcement of that order"
Section 1441 - Removal of civil actions
28 U.S.C. § 1441 Cited 50,340 times 151 Legal AnalysesHolding that “[a]ny civil action of which the district courts have original jurisdiction founded on a claim or right arising under the ... laws of the United States shall be removable without regard to the citizenship or residence of the parties.”
Rule 65 - Injunctions and Restraining Orders
Fed. R. Civ. P. 65 Cited 22,605 times 88 Legal AnalysesRecognizing court's ability to enter emergency order with less than full adversary hearing and even, in appropriate circumstances, without notice