Opinion ID: 168593
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Text: I and G contends that this court does not have jurisdiction because the district court never actually denied Lorillard a preliminary injunction. Instead, I and G argues, the district court only dissolved the TRO it previously had entered. This court may hear an interlocutory appeal of the denial of preliminary injunctive relief, but it generally does not have jurisdiction over an interlocutory appeal of the dissolution of a TRO. See 28 U.S.C. § 1292(a)(1); Office of Pers. M gmt. v. Am. Fed’n of Gov’t Employees, 473 U.S. 1301, 1303-05 (1985); Duvall v. Keating, 162 F.3d 1058, 1062 (10th Cir. 1998). Having reviewed the record, we find that during the February 24 hearing, the district court not only dissolved the TRO, but also denied preliminary injunctive relief. See Aplt. App. at 107 (district court stating to Lorillard, “you’re -2- asking for a preliminary injunction at this point”); 108 (district court stating, “you want me to continue this extraordinary relief by way of a preliminary injunction”); 109 (district court stating that Lorillard had shown cause why a preliminary injunction should not be entered); id. (district court stating, “I’m not going to place the imprimatur of the federal government and the United States judiciary on a preliminary injunction, and I’m going to dissolve the temporary restraining order.”). W hether the district court’s comments are construed as an express denial of Lorillard’s motion for preliminary injunctive relief or as having the “practical effect” of denying injunctive relief, we find that we have jurisdiction over this interlocutory appeal under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(a)(1). See Forest G uardians v. Babbitt, 174 F.3d 1178, 1184-85 (10th Cir. 1999).