Opinion ID: 513300
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Heading: Analytical Prerequisites

Text: 33 This Court has set out a four-pronged analysis for the adjudication of a preliminary injunction request. The movant has the burden of proving that: (1) there is a substantial likelihood of success on the merits; (2) there is a substantial threat that the movant will suffer irreparable injury if the injunction is not issued; (3) the threatened injury to the movant outweighs any damage the injunction might cause to the opponent; and (4) the injunction will not disserve the public interest. Apple Barrel Productions, Inc. v. Beard, 730 F.2d 384, 386 (5th Cir.1984); Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders v. Scoreboard Posters, Inc., 600 F.2d 1184, 1187 (5th Cir.1979). A grant or denial of a preliminary injunction must be the product of a reasoned application of the four factors held to be necessary prerequisites. Florida Medical Association, Inc. v. U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, 601 F.2d 199, 202 (5th Cir.1979). 34 Although the district court briefly noted the four elements of a preliminary injunction inquiry, its ruling was based solely on the underlying merits of H & W's breach of contract and attempted monopolization claims. In short, the court denied the injunction because it determined that H & W failed to prove its case in full at the preliminary injunction hearing. 8 The court's decision ignored the Supreme Court's instruction that a party is not required to prove his case in full at a preliminary injunction hearing. University of Texas v. Camenisch, 451 U.S. at 395, 101 S.Ct. at 1834. We must therefore reverse and remand the denial of the preliminary injunction with instructions for the district court to undertake the established preliminary injunction inquiry.