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Mattel, Inc. v. Walking Mountain Productions

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Feb 15, 2001
4 F. App'x 400 (9th Cir. 2001)

Opinion


4 Fed.Appx. 400 (9th Cir. 2001) MATTEL, INC., a Delaware corporation, Plaintiff--Appellant, v. WALKING MOUNTAIN PRODUCTIONS, a California business entity; Tom Forsythe, an individual dba Walking Mountain Productions, Defendants--Appellees. No. 00-56733. D.C. No. CV-99-08543-RSWL. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. February 15, 2001

Submitted February 12, 2001.

The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

NOT FOR PUBLICATION. (See Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure Rule 36-3)

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Ronald S.W. Lew, District Judge, Presiding.

Before LEAVY, THOMAS, and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges.

MEMORANDUM

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as may be provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.

This appeal from the denial of a preliminary injunction comes to us for review under Ninth Circuit Rule 3-3. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(a)(1), and we affirm.

Our inquiry is limited to whether the district court abused its discretion in denying the preliminary injunction or based its decision on an erroneous legal standard or on clearly erroneous findings of fact. Does 1-5 v. Chandler, 83 F.3d 1150, 1152 (9th Cir.1996).

The record before us shows that the district court did not rely on an erroneous legal premise or abuse its discretion in concluding that Mattel, Inc. failed to make a showing of probable success on the merits and the possibility of irreparable injury. See id.; see also Sports Form, Inc. v. United Press Int'l, Inc., 686 F.2d 750, 753 (9th Cir.1982) (stating legal standards governing issuance of preliminary injunction). Moreover, the court's factual findings are not clearly erroneous. See Chandler, 83 F.3d at 1152.

Accordingly, we AFFIRM the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction.


Summaries of

Mattel, Inc. v. Walking Mountain Productions

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Feb 15, 2001
4 F. App'x 400 (9th Cir. 2001)
Case details for

Mattel, Inc. v. Walking Mountain Productions

Case Details

Full title:MATTEL, INC., a Delaware corporation, Plaintiff--Appellant, v. WALKING…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Feb 15, 2001

Citations

4 F. App'x 400 (9th Cir. 2001)

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