Heckman v. County of Los Angeles

83 F.3d 427 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Dorothy HECKMAN; Richard Heckman, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES; Sherman Block, individually and in his official capacity as Los Angeles County Sheriff, Does 1-10 inclusive, individually and in their official capacities, Defendants-Appellees. No. 95-55679. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 10, 1996. * Decided April 12, 1996. Before: HALL, THOMPSON, and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Dorothy and Richard Heckman appeal the district court's denial of their motion for a preliminary injunction in their 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging racially-discriminatory prosecution and selective enforcement of a restraining order. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1292 (a)(1). We review for abuse of discretion, Oakland Tribune, Inc. v. Chronicle Pub. Co., 762 F.2d 1374 , 1376 (9th Cir.1985), and affirm. 3 "To obtain a preliminary injunction, a party must…