Section 8
- Citation
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- Parent Document
- Park Village Apartment Tenants Ass'n v. Mortimer Howard Trust, 636 F.3d 1150 (2011)
- Jurisdiction
- United States (federal)
- Effective Date
- 2011-02-25
Other Sections in This Document (141)
- Park Village Apartment Tenants Ass'n v. Mortimer Howard Trust, 636 F.3d 1150 (2011)
- Park Village Apartment Tenants Ass'n v. Mortimer Howard Trust, 636 F.3d 1150 (2011)
- Park Village Apartment Tenants Ass'n v. Mortimer Howard Trust, 636 F.3d 1150 (2011)
- Park Village Apartment Tenants Ass'n v. Mortimer Howard Trust, 636 F.3d 1150 (2011)
- Park Village Apartment Tenants Ass'n v. Mortimer Howard Trust, 636 F.3d 1150 (2011)
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1,207 chars[9] The district court erred, however, when it required
Defendants to execute HAP contracts with the Oakland Hous-
PARK VILLAGE v. MORTIMER HOWARD TRUST 2923
ing Authority. The court incorrectly inverted the burden of
proof by examining whether the proposed injunction would
cause irreparable harm to Defendants. The court wrote:
“Since Defendant could identify no specific terms in the HAP
contract which were objectionable, the Court finds unpersua-
sive his asserted irreparable injury from being required to
comply with the law and enter into HAP contracts with the
Oakland Housing Authority.” This conclusion fails to recog-
nize that those seeking injunctive relief, not those opposing
that relief, are responsible for showing irreparable injury. See
Winter v. NRDC, Inc., 129 S. Ct. 365, 374 (2008). By examin-
ing the legally irrelevant question of whether Defendants were
likely to suffer harm if they were ordered to execute HAP
contracts with the Oakland Housing Authority, the district
court failed to make the essential finding that Plaintiffs are
likely to suffer irreparable harm unless Defendants are
ordered to enter HAP contracts with the Oakland Housing
Authority.