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An injunction is “a writ framed according to the circumstances of the case commanding an act which the court regards as essential to justice, or restraining an act which it esteems contrary to equity and good conscience. There are, generally, three types of injunctions: ex parte injunctions, interlocutory injunctions (also known as ‘preliminary’ or ‘temporary’ injunctions), and permanent or final injunctions.” (See Maryland Commission v. Downey (1996) 110 Md. App. 493, 515.)
“A preliminary injunction is an injunction granted after opportunity for a full adversary hearing on the propriety of its issuance but before a final determination of the merits of the action.” (See Md. R. 15–501(b); Attorney Grievance Comm'n of Md. v. Thomas (2015) 445 Md. 379, 385 n.2; Gleneagles v. Hanks (2005) 385 Md. 492, 498.)
“Its purpose is to preserve the status quo between the parties, pending a hearing on the merits.” (See Maryland Commission v. Downey (1996) 110 Md. App. 493, 516.)
“In other words, this type of injunction is designed to maintain the last actual, peaceable, noncontested status which preceded the pending controversy until the parties’ rights and obligations can be adjudicated in a full trial.” (See Maryland Commission v. Downey (1996) 110 Md. App. 493, 516; State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene v. Baltimore County (1977) 281 Md. 548, 556 n. 9, 383 A.2d 51.)
Rule 15-505 of the Maryland Court Rules deals with preliminary injunctions.
It states that “a court may not issue a preliminary injunction without notice to all parties and an opportunity for a full adversary hearing on the propriety of its issuance.” (See Md. R. Spec. Proc. 15-505(a).)
“Before or after commencement of the hearing on the preliminary injunction, the court may order that a trial on the merits be advanced and consolidated with the preliminary injunction hearing, so long as any right to trial by jury is preserved.” (See Md. R. Spec. Proc. 15-505(b).)
“In order to obtain an interlocutory [preliminary] injunction, the party seeking the injunction has the burden to satisfy the following four criteria:
(See Maryland Commission v. Downey (1996) 110 Md. App. 493, 516-17; Fogle v. H G Restaurant, Inc. (1995) 337 Md. 441, 455-56, 654 A.2d 449.)
“The grant or denial of an injunction lies within the sound discretion of the circuit court and the court's decision will not be disturbed on appeal absent a showing of an abuse of discretion.” (See Bond v. Slavin (2004) 157 Md. App. 340, 356 n.27; Maryland Comm'n on Human Relations v. Downey Communications, Inc. (1996) 110 Md. App. 493, 521; Price v. Orrison (1971) 261 Md. 8, 10.)
“An abuse of discretion is present where no reasonable person would take the view adopted by the [trial] court." (See Bond v. Slavin (2004) 157 Md. App. 340, 356 n.27; Metheny v. State (2000) 359 Md. 576, 604.)
"Thus, where a trial court's ruling is reasonable, even if we believe it might have gone the other way, we will not disturb it on appeal." (See id.)
It is well settled that “to establish a likelihood of success on the merits, a party seeking the interlocutory injunction must establish that it has a real probability of prevailing on the merits, not merely a remote possibility of doing so.” (See Khan v. Iqvia Inc., No. 1374-2020, at *10 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. Mar. 4, 2022).)
It is also well settled that “a court may not issue a preliminary injunction without notice to all parties and an opportunity for a full adversary hearing on the propriety of its issuance." (See Md. Rule 15-505(a); Gleneagles v. Hanks (2005) 385 Md. 492, 500 n.4.)
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