Case Name: AFC ENTERPRISES, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. THG RESTAURANT GROUP, LLC, Woodrow A. Hall, Defendants-Appellants
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2011-03-04
Citations: 416 F. App'x 898
Docket Number: No. 10-13576
Parties: AFC ENTERPRISES, INC., Plaintiff — Appellee, v. THG RESTAURANT GROUP, LLC, Woodrow A. Hall, Defendants— Appellants.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 416
Pages: 898–898

Head Matter:
AFC ENTERPRISES, INC., Plaintiff — Appellee, v. THG RESTAURANT GROUP, LLC, Woodrow A. Hall, Defendants— Appellants.
No. 10-13576
Non-Argument Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
March 4, 2011.
James C. Rubinger, Plave Koch, PLC, Reston, VA, Corey N. Cutter, Atlanta, GA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Keith Jerrod Barnett, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan, Atlanta, GA, for Defendants-Appellants.
Before WILSON, FAY and BLACK, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Appellant operated a Popeyes Chicken and Biscuits restaurant pursuant to a franchise agreement with the appellee. As a result of alleged defaults by appellants, appellee successfully obtained a TRO followed by a preliminary injunction. In granting both the district court did not require a bond. The court stated: "There is no need for the imposition of a preliminary injunction bond in this case. AFC's annual revenues exceed $100 million, and it is able to pay any judgment . In the event that this finding is reversed, the Court finds a bond of $25,000 would be reasonable." (D.E. 22 at 5).
Appellant does not contest these findings by the district court but argues that pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 65(c) a bond is mandatory. Such is simply not the case. Under our existing precedent, it is within the discretion of the court to set the amount of the bond or to require "no security at all." BellSouth Telecomms., Inc. v. MCImetro Access Transmission Services, LLC, 425 F.3d 964, 971 (11th Cir.2005).
AFFIRMED.