Pontiac Fire Fighters Union Local 376 v. City of Pontiac

The issue in this case is whether the circuit court abused its discretion when it issued a prehminary injunction preventing defendant city of Pontiac from implementing its plan to reduce a budget shortfall by laying off members of plaintiff Pontiac Fire Fighters Union Local 376. We hold that the circuit court abused its discretion. Plaintiff failed to meet its burden of establishing that irreparable harm would result if the injunction did not issue, and even supposing plaintiff satisfied its initial burden, it failed to carry its burden in hght of defendant’s contrary proffered evidence.…