Arakaki v. Cayetano’s Empirical Analysis
2002
Citation profile
3 federal appellate · 2 district ·
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Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife · Morton v. Mancari · Maine v. Thiboutot · Arizonans for Official English v. Arizona · Doerr v. Doerr
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“These two formulations represent two points on a sliding scale, with the required degree of irreparable harm increasing as the probability of success decreases. Miller v. California Pac. Med. Ctr., 19 F.3d 449 , 456 (9th Cir. 1994). These formulations are not separate tests, but the extremes of a single continuum. Los Angeles Mem’l Coliseum Comm’n v. National Football League, 634 F.2d 1197 , 1201 (9th Cir.1980). “If the balance of harm tips decidedly toward the plaintiff, then the plaintiff need not show as robust a likelihood of success on the merits as when the balance tips less decidedly.” Alaska v. Native Vill. of Venetie, 856 F.2d 1384 , 1389 (9th Cir.1988) (quoting Aguirre v. Chula Vista Sanitary Serv., 542 F.2d 779 (9th Cir.1976)). If the plaintiff shows no chance of success on the merits, the injunction should not issue. Moreover, under any formulation, the moving party must demonstrate a “significant threat of irreparable injury.” Arcamuzi v. Continental Air Lines, Inc., 819 F.2d 935, 937 (9th Cir.1987).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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