Winter v. Natural Res. Def. Council, Inc.
555 U.S. 7 (2008) Cited 17,299 times 71 Legal AnalysesHolding that a plaintiff must establish "that he is likely to suffer irreparable harm"
Mazurek v. Armstrong
520 U.S. 968 (1997) Cited 3,452 times 2 Legal AnalysesHolding that "a plaintiff's motion for preliminary injunctive relief has a "requirement for substantial proof is much higher" than a defendant's summary judgment motion
Int'l Shoe Co. v. Washington
326 U.S. 310 (1945) Cited 22,892 times 110 Legal AnalysesHolding that states may exercise personal jurisdiction over out-of-state defendants with "certain minimum contacts with [the forum] such that the maintenance of the suit does not offend ‘traditional notions of fair play and substantial justice’ " (quoting Milliken v. Meyer , 311 U.S. 457, 463, 61 S.Ct. 339, 85 L.Ed. 278 (1940) )
Zepeda v. United States I.N.S.
753 F.2d 719 (9th Cir. 1983) Cited 1,402 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that federal courts may not enjoin parties it lacks personal jurisdiction over, nor attempt to determine the rights of persons not before the court
Dish Network Corp.. v. Fed. Communications Comm'n
653 F.3d 771 (9th Cir. 2011) Cited 134 timesHolding that a plaintiff seeking preliminary injunction "must demonstrate that it meets all four of the elements of the preliminary injunction test"
Hitchman Coal Coke Co. v. Mitchell
245 U.S. 229 (1917) Cited 461 timesIn Hitchman Coal Coke Co. v. Mitchell, 245 U.S. 229, 262 (1917), this Court struck the portions of a decree enjoining a union from picketing and physical violence because there was no evidence that either of these forms of interference was threatened.
Faile v. Hope
24 F.3d 245 (9th Cir. 1994) Cited 3 times24 F.3d 245 (9th Cir. 1994) Brian S. FAILE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael HOPE, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 92-16328. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit April 14, 1994 Submitted April 5, 1994. Editorial Note: This opinion appears in the Federal reporter in a table titled "Table of Decisions Without Reported Opinions". (See FI CTA9 Rule 36-3 regarding use of unpublished opinions) Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, No. CV-90-00345-PMP; Philip
Mayview Corp. v. Rodstein
480 F.2d 714 (9th Cir. 1973) Cited 18 timesHolding "[b]ecause of the disputed facts, the matter should proceed to trial on the merits" and preliminary injunction was improper
Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing
Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 Cited 354,229 times 943 Legal AnalysesGranting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
Rule 5 - Serving and Filing Pleadings and Other Papers
Fed. R. Civ. P. 5 Cited 22,753 times 16 Legal AnalysesAllowing service by filing papers with the court's electronic-filing system