Goodman
Siskiyou Regional Education Project v. Goodman
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
This preliminary injunction appeal comes to us for review under Ninth Circuit Rule 3-3. 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. Walzac 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.
We cannot say that the district court abused its discretion here. We therefore affirm the district court’s order vacating the preliminary injunction. Our disposition will affect the rights of the parties only until the district court renders final judgment. Sports Form, Inc. v. United Press International, 686 F.2d 750, 752 (9th Cir.1982). Senator Gordon Smith’s motion to file an amicus curiae brief is granted.