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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 05:702 Administrative Procedure Act

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KAIRALI DECAN, INC., a California

corporation,

Plaintiff,

 v.

UNITED STATES CUSTOMS AND

BORDER PROTECTION, et al.,

Defendants.

 /

No. C-08-3065 MMC

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S

APPLICATION FOR TEMPORARY

RESTRAINING ORDER

Before the Court is plaintiff’s application, filed June 26, 2008, for a temporary

restraining order, by which plaintiff seeks to restrain defendants United States Customs and

Border Protection (“U.S. Customs”) and David J. Ferguson, Port Director for U.S. Customs

at the Port of San Francisco, from taking any action to collect, from plaintiff or defendant

Washington International Insurance Company, liquidated damages in the amount of

$24,606.00, which damages U.S. Customs has assessed in connection with Customs Entry

No. C28-02640441-0. As set forth below, the application will be denied.

First, plaintiff’s counsel has failed to “certif[y] in writing any efforts made to give

notice [to the adverse party] and the reasons why it should not be required.” See Fed. R.

Civ. P. 65(b)(1)(B) (providing temporary restraining order may be issued without notice to

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adverse party only if movant’s attorney makes such certification). Second, plaintiff fails to

articulate any “irreparable injury” it will suffer if the matter is heard on the Court’s regular

calendar. See Cotter v. Desert Palace, Inc., 880 F.2d 1142, 1144 (9th Cir.1989) (holding

party moving for preliminary injunctive relief “must [ ] demonstrate at least a significant

threat of irreparable injury”) (internal quotation and citation omitted). Here, the activity

plaintiff seeks to restrain is the collection of a sum of money. Any alleged injury stemming

therefrom is characteristic of the type of injury that can be fully redressed by an award of

damages. See, e.g., Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Comm’n v. Nat’l Football League,

634 F.2d 1197, 1202-03 (9th Cir. 1980) (holding “monetary injuries which could be

remedied by a damage award” do not constitute irreparable harm).

Accordingly, plaintiff’s application for a temporary restraining order is hereby

DENIED. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 27, 2008 MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge

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