Legal Opinion
Salazar v. Dist. of Columbia
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 20, 2018No. 16-7065; C/w 16-7085, 16-7100PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMillett, Circuit Judge
This case involves an injunction garbed in the clothing of a consent decree modification. While district courts generally have discretion under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(5) to adjust the terms of an existing consent decree in light of changed circumstances, the issuance of a new injunction must meet the strict preconditions for such exceptional relief set out in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65. Because the district court's order in this case provided brand new relief based on brand new facts alleging violations of a new law without the requisite findings for an injunction, it…
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