COX v. DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

No. 11464.

200 F.2d 356 (1952)

COX et al. v. DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA et al.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

June 16, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William A. Roberts, Washington, D. C., for appellant. Francis J. Ortman, Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for appellant.

Jerrold Scoutt, Jr., Leslie Garnett and Samuel F. Beach, Washington, D. C., for appellees. Gerhard P. Van Arkel appellee pro se. William L. Houston also entered an appearance as appellee pro se.

Wallace M. Cohen, Washington, D. C., for District Committee for Harriman, amicus curiae.

Before STEPHENS, Chief Judge, and PRETTYMAN and FAHY, Circuit Judges, in Chambers.


PER CURIAM.

The ultimate question before the Court is whether or not we should reverse the denial by the District Court of an application for a preliminary injunction. It is settled law that a Court of Appeals will not set aside the action of a District Court in either denying or granting an application for a preliminary injunction unless the action of the District Court was in clear error or in abuse of discretion. If we assume, without deciding, that the Democratic...

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