Oakland Tribune, Inc. v. Chronicle Publishing Co.

BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judge:

The Oakland Tribune appeals the district court’s denial of its motion for a preliminary injunction. Because it has not shown that defendants are causing irreparable injury, the denial is affirmed.

I. BACKGROUND

Defendant Chronicle Publishing Company (“Chronicle”) publishes the morning newspaper San Francisco Chronicle which is sold principally in San Francisco and the East Bay. Defendant Chronicle and defendant Hearst Corporation (“Hearst”) jointly publish the Sunday Examiner and Chronicle, a Sunday morning paper sold in both places. The joint publication itself is not…