Friedman

Fidelity National Financial, Inc. v. Friedman

Good Law
235 F. App'x 596
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitAugust 20, 2007Nos. 07-55163, 07-55175California475 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

*598 MEMORANDUM *

Fidelity National Financial (“Fidelity”) filed suit in district court against Colin Friedman, Steven Spector, and numerous other defendants (collectively “Defendants”). The district court granted Fidelity’s request for a preliminary injunction prohibiting the depletion of Defendants’ assets during the pendency of the suit. Defendants brought this interlocutory apT, peal, and we affirm.

We review a district court’s decision regarding a preliminary injunction for an abuse of discretion. Price v. City of Stockton, 390 F.3d 1105, 1109 (9th Cir.2004) (per curiam). Notwithstanding Defendants’ protestations, the district court did not abuse its discretion.

First, the district court applied the correct legal standard. To obtain an injunction, Fidelity was required to show “either: (1) a combination of probable success on the merits and the possibility of irreparable harm; or (2) that serious questions are raised and the balance of hardships tips in its favor.” A & M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc., 239 F.3d 1004, 1013 (9th Cir.2001) (citation omitted). In deciding to grant the injunction, the district court set forth the appropriate legal test and discussed extensively…

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