Brown v. Trump

Background

Sharon Leslie Brown filed an order to show cause seeking a preliminary injunction and a temporary restraining order against Donald Trump and the other defendants. Brown proceeded without a lawyer. The opinion does not explain the underlying claims or the specific conduct she sought to stop.

Legal standard

The court explained that a preliminary injunction is an extraordinary remedy. To obtain it, Brown had to show that she was likely to suffer harm that could not be repaired later and either was likely to succeed on the merits or raised sufficiently serious questions for litigation while showing that the balance of hardships strongly favored her.

Court’s reasoning and ruling

The court concluded that Brown’s submissions did not demonstrate a likelihood of success on the merits or sufficiently serious questions, together with a strongly favorable balance of hardships. The court therefore denied her request for preliminary injunctive relief.

In the conclusion, the court denied Brown’s request for an order to show cause and directed the clerk to terminate the motion. The court also certified that an appeal from the order would not be taken in good faith and denied Brown permission to appeal without paying filing fees. The court stated that it would issue an explanatory order later.