Legal Opinion
Friends of Merrymeeting Bay v. United States Department of Commerce
District Court, D. Maine
Decided August 17, 2011No. 2:11-cv-276-GZSPublished
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
GEORGE Z. SINGAL, District Judge.
Before the Court is Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction (Docket # 7), which was filed on July 25, 2011. The Court held a hearing on August 12, 2011 after receiving expedited briefing. For the reasons that follow, the Court now DENIES the Motion for Preliminary Injunction.
I. LEGAL STANDARD FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
Plaintiffs, as the moving party, bear the burden of persuasion to show: “(1) the likelihood of success on the merits; (2) the potential for irreparable harm if the injunction is denied;…
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