PRETRIAL ADJUDICATION
...Injunctions
......Requirements in Equity
.........Defenses
............Public Interest
6 Cards On This Topic:

Under CPRA, teacher's prelim. injunction request to not release his disciplinary records properly denied where public's interest in disclosure outweighed his privacy interest in shielding the information from disclosure.

Prelim. injunction proper where substantial evidence that medical marijuana dispensary, by not complying with City’s procedural requirements, created nuisance per se, subject to abatement per municipal code.

Injunctive relief warranted where request for disclosure of day care operators with criminal records and DSS license exemptions is proper request for public records under Public Records Act.

Where plaintiff seeks to enjoin public officers and agencies in performance of their duties, public interest must be considered

Injunction against dissemination of information on matter of public interest within context of prior restraint and public debate violates First Amendment.

Courts must use restraint in enjoining criminal investigations or prosecutions because of public interest in investigating and prosecuting criminal conduct.