Appealing denied injunctions
Rey v. LCMC Health Care Partners
In brief
- Where it stands
- Petition Pending
Awaiting an order on the petition
- What it’s about
- A federal district court threw out Tomas Rey and the other plaintiffs’ claims for an injunction but allowed their damages claim to proceed.
- What's at stake
- Whether Rey and the other plaintiffs can appeal that order now without meeting extra requirements remains unresolved.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
They have asked the Supreme Court whether they could appeal that order as of right right away or first had to meet extra requirements for orders that only have the practical effect of denying an injunction.
Federal law allows some orders to be appealed before a case is over; the dispute is about which appeal rule applies here.
Question presented
Is an interlocutory order that rejects a party’s claim for injunctive relief an order “refusing” an injunction that is appealable as of right under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(a)(1), or does such an order only have the “practical effect” of denying an injunction such that the appellant must make the additional showings required by Carson v. American Brands, Inc. , 450 U.S. 79, 84 (1981), to establish appellate jurisdiction?
What happens next
The next step is for the Court to decide whether to hear the petition. No oral argument or decision date is set.
Documents
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Sources
Primary materials from the Court and the parties. Grounded in docket records and cited sources. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.