Order Denying of Preliminary Injunction “For The Reasons Stated on the Record During the . . . Telephone Conference” Insufficient Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 52(a)(2), Holds Fourth Circuit

In Frazier v. Prince George’s Cnty., Md., No. 23-6359 (4th Cir. Nov. 15, 2023), the Fourth Circuit holds that a judge’s denial of a preliminary injunction that merely cites the “reasons stated” during a telephonic hearing does not meet the standard of Fed. R. Civ. P. 52(a)(2), which requires a statement “of the findings andContinue reading “Order Denying of Preliminary Injunction “For The Reasons Stated on the Record During the . . . Telephone Conference” Insufficient Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 52(a)(2), Holds Fourth Circuit”

Split Fourth Circuit Panel Holds That Fed. R. Civ. P. 52 and 65 Standards for Injunctive Relief Applied to Prohibitory Order Enforcing Settlement Agreement

In Wudi Industrial (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. v. Wai Wong, No. 22-1495 (4th Cir. June 5, 2023), a 2-1 panel of the Fourth Circuit holds that the district court procedurally erred when it ordered a party to a settlement to “immediately cease” certain conduct prohibited by their agreement, holding that the judge was obliged to enterContinue reading “Split Fourth Circuit Panel Holds That Fed. R. Civ. P. 52 and 65 Standards for Injunctive Relief Applied to Prohibitory Order Enforcing Settlement Agreement”