Craig

Smith v. Craig

Good Law
119 F. App'x 171
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJanuary 13, 2005No. 04-56528California226 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

This preliminary injunction appeal comes to us for review under Ninth Circuit Rule 3-3. Appellants appeal the district court’s denial of their request for an injunction which sought to compel appellees to prepare and maintain records whenever police officers respond to appellants’ residence. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1292 (a)(1), and we affirm.

We subject a district court’s order regarding preliminary injunctive relief only to limited review. Walczak v. EPL Prolong, Inc., 198 F.3d 725, 730 (9th Cir.1999). Our review of an order regarding a preliminary injunction “is much more limited than review of an order involving a permanent injunction, where all conclusions of law are freely reviewable.” Id. A decision regarding a preliminary injunction is reviewed for abuse of discretion, which occurs only if the district court based its decision on either an erroneous legal standard or clearly erroneous factual findings. Id.

The district court did not abuse its discretion here. We therefore affirm the district court’s order denying the preliminary injunction. Our disposition will affect the rights of the parties only until the district court renders final…

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