Legal Opinion
Piedmont Heights Civic Club, Inc. v. Thomas D. Moreland
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 20, 1981No. 80-7414PublishedCited by 149 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEWIS R. MORGAN, Circuit Judge:
The primary issue in this appeal is whether the district judge abused his discretion in denying the plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction. We hold that the judge acted within his discretion in finding that the plaintiffs had not demonstrated a likelihood of success on the merits and that the harm to the plaintiffs was outweighed by the harm to the defendants and the public interest. We therefore affirm the decision of the district court in favor of the defendants.
Plaintiffs-appellants in this appeal (hereinafter referred to as “plaintiffs”) are two…
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