Century Southwest Cable Television, Inc. v. Ciif Associates

NOONAN, Circuit Judge:

CIIF Associates, a Massachusetts general partnership (CIIF), appeals the grant of a preliminary injunction in favor of Century Southwest Cable Television Inc., a Delaware corporation (Century). The case, of first impression in this circuit, involves the rights of an apartment owner to exclude a franchised cable television operator from servicing its apartments. We reverse the grant of the preliminary injunction.

FACTS

The following are the only facts that were found by the district court:

Century holds a franchise from the City of Los Angeles to operate a cable television…