Hyundai Motor America v. American Suzuki Motor Corp.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit February 12, 2003

Hyundai Motor America v. American Suzuki Motor Corp., 55 F. App'x 848 (9th Cir. 2003)

Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM**

This preliminary injunction appeal comes to us for review under Ninth Circuit Rule 3-3. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(a)(1), and we affirm.

We subject a district court’s order regarding preliminary injunctive relief only to limited review. Walczak v. EPL Prolong, Inc., 198 F.3d 725, 730 (9th Cir. 1999). Our review of an order regarding a preliminary injunction “is much more limited than review of an order involving a permanent injunction, where all conclusions of *849law are freely reviewable.” Id. A decision regarding a preliminary injunction is reviewed for abuse of discretion, which occurs only if the district court based its decision on either an erroneous legal standard or clearly erroneous factual findings. Id.

We cannot say that the district court abused its discretion here. We therefore affirm the district court’s order denying the prehminary injunction. Our disposition will affect the rights of the parties only until the district court renders final judgment. Sports Form, Inc. v. United Press International, 686 F.2d 750, 752 (9th Cir. 1982).

AFFIRMED.

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.

Reference

Full Case Name: HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA, Plaintiff—Appellant v. AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP., Defendant—Appellee
Status: Published