Opinion ID: 746794
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Heading: Standards for Issuance of Preliminary Injunction

Text: 20 Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65 provides the general procedure for obtaining a preliminary injunction. This court has articulated legal standards governing the issuance of a preliminary injunction: 21 To obtain a preliminary injunction a party must demonstrate either 1) a combination of probable success on the merits and the possibility of irreparable injury, or 2) the existence of serious questions going to the merits and that the balance of hardships tips sharply in its favor. 22 Metro Pub. Ltd. v. San Jose Mercury News, 987 F.2d 637, 639 (9th Cir.1993); see also 13 Moore's Federal Practice, § 65.22[i] (Matthew Bender 3d ed.1997). In granting the preliminary injunction, the district court focused its analysis on the probability of success/irreparable injury test. 23