Opinion ID: 65482
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Remand Is Unnecessary

Text: Having concluded that the district court abused its discretion in conducting an incomplete analysis of Southern’s motion for preliminary injunction, we vacate the court’s order. We do not remand the issue for further consideration primarily because the district court sits primed to issue a final judgment and remedy in this action. The district court has decided the merits of this claim in its order granting Southern’s summary judgment, and it has the benefit of having received additional briefing on how best to structure the remedy in this case. At oral argument, the parties confirmed that all that remains below is for the district court to issue a final judgment and remedy—the latter likely in the form of a permanent injunction. Because a permanent injunction will supercede the preliminary injunction, we will not delay the proceedings any further by remanding the matter of the preliminary injunction. We further emphasize that our ruling today in no way intimates how this court might view the merits of Southern’s claims. 18