Priority Acquisitions LLC v. Medallion Gold Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 PRIORITY ACQUISITIONS LLC, Case No. 24-cv-01793-HSG

Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF'S EX

PARTE APPLICATION FOR

v. TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER

MEDALLION GOLD INC, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 10 Defendants.

12 I. LEGAL STANDARD Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65, a temporary restraining order may enjoin conduct pending a hearing on a preliminary injunction. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 65(b). The standard for issuing a temporary restraining order and issuing a preliminary injunction are substantially identical. See Stuhlbarg Int'l Sales Co., Inc. v. John D. Brush & Co., 240 F.3d 832, 839, n.7 (9th Cir. 2001). A plaintiff seeking preliminary relief must establish: (1) that it is likely to succeed on the merits; (2) that it is likely to suffer irreparable harm in the absence of preliminary relief; (3) that the balance of equities tips in its favor; and (4) that an injunction is in the public interest. See …