Kocher Coal Co. v. Marshall

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

TROUTMAN, District Judge.

Whether a preliminary injunction should be dissolved requires exercise of the Court’s sound discretion. Swann v. Charlotte Mecklenberg Board of Education, 402 U.S. 1, 91 S.Ct. 1267, 28 L.Ed.2d 554 (1971), Collum v. Edwards, 578 F.2d 110 (5th Cir. 1978). General equitable principles apply. Lemon v. Kurtzman, 411 U.S. 192, 93 S.Ct. 1463, 36 L.Ed.2d 151 (1973). An injunction may be dissolved where a state court proceeding reaches the issues and renders continued injunctive relief unnecessary, Gaulter v. Capdeboscq, 423 F.Supp. 823 (E.D.La. 1976),…