Opinion ID: 539210
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Heading: The District Court Standard

Text: 11 Section 10(l ) requires the Regional Director to seek injunctive relief in the federal courts when he has reason to believe that certain unfair labor practices, including those proscribed by section 8(e) of the Act, have occurred. 2 Retail Clerks Local 137 v. Food Employers Council, Inc., 351 F.2d 525, 531 (9th Cir.1965). In evaluating a petition for section 10(l ) relief, the district court must determine whether there is reasonable cause to believe that the violation charged has been committed, and whether the issuance of an injunction is just and proper. Aguayo v. Tomco Carburetor Co., 853 F.2d 744, 747 (9th Cir.1988). 12 The district court may find reasonable cause where the factual allegations and propositions of law underlying the Regional Director's petition are not insubstantial and frivolous. San Francisco-Oakland Newspaper Guild v. Kennedy, 412 F.2d 541, 544 (9th Cir.1969); see also Aguayo, 853 F.2d at 748. The evidence presented need not establish a violation of the Act. It is sufficient to sustain the District Court's finding and conclusion if there be any evidence which together with all of the reasonable inferences that might be drawn therefrom supports a conclusion that there is reasonable cause to believe that a violation had occurred. Local 83. Construction, Building Materials and Miscellaneous Drivers v. Jenkins, 308 F.2d 516, 517-18 (9th Cir.1962), quoting Madden v. International Hod Carriers', Local 41, 277 F.2d 688, 692 (7th Cir.1960). 13 The issuance of an injunction is just and proper where it is necessary to prevent a frustration of the remedial purposes of the Act. Scott v. El Farra Enterprises, Inc., 863 F.2d 670, 674 (9th Cir.1988). Thus, the district court must evaluate the injunction for consistency with the statutory purposes. Aguayo, 853 F.2d at 748.