Motion for Temporary Restraining Order in Washington

What Is a Motion for Temporary Restraining Order?

Background

“Civil Rule 65 governs trial court procedure for obtaining an injunction.” (See Northwest Gas Ass'n v. Washington Utilities & Transportation Commission (2007) 141 Wn. App. 98, 113.)

“The process generally progresses from temporary restraining order, to preliminary injunction, to permanent injunction.” (See id.)

“A preliminary injunction serves the same general purpose as a temporary restraining order — to preserve the status quo until the trial court can conduct a full hearing on the merits of the complaint.” (See McLean v. Smith (1971) 4 Wn. App. 394, 482 P.2d 798 (1971); Northwest Gas Ass'n v. Washington Utilities & Transportation Commission (2007) 141 Wn. App. 98, 115-16.)

General Information for Complaints and Motions

“The law is well settled that to obtain injunctive relief, a plaintiff must establish:

  1. he has a clear legal or equitable right,
  2. he has a well-grounded fear of immediate invasion of that right by the entity against which he seeks the injunction, and
  3. the acts about which he complains are either resulting or will result in actual and substantial injury to him.”

(See Tyler Pipe Indus., Inc. v. Dep't of Revenue (1982) 96 Wn.2d 785, 792, 638 P.2d 1213; Northwest Gas Ass'n v. Washington Utilities & Transportation Commission (2007) 141 Wn. App. 98, 115.)

“The plaintiff must satisfy these three basic requirements regardless of whether the injunction he seeks is temporary or permanent.” (See Fed. Way Family Physicians, Inc. v. Tacoma Stands Up for Life (1986) 106 Wn.2d 261, 265, 721 P.2d 946; Northwest Gas Ass'n v. Washington Utilities & Transportation Commission (2007) 141 Wn. App. 98, 115.)

“At a preliminary injunction hearing, the plaintiff need not prove and the trial court does not reach or resolve the merits of the issues underlying these above three requirements for injunctive relief.” (See Northwest Gas Ass'n v. Washington Utilities & Transportation Commission (2007) 141 Wn. App. 98, 116.)

“Rather, the trial court considers only the likelihood that the plaintiff will ultimately prevail at a trial on the merits by establishing that he has a clear legal or equitable right, that he reasonably fears will be invaded by the requested disclosure, resulting in substantial harm.” (See id.)

Standard of Review and Burdens of Proof

“Whether to grant a temporary injunction lies within the sound discretion of the court, to be exercised according to the circumstances of each case.” (See Isthmian S.S. Co. v. National Marine Engineers' Beneficial Ass'n (1952) 41 Wn.2d 106, 247 P.2d 549; Alderwood Assocs. v. Envtl. Council (1981) 96 Wn. 2d 230, 233.)

“In exercising that discretion and in granting a temporary injunction, the court must issue findings of fact and conclusions of law and set forth in the order the reasons for its issuance.” (See Alderwood Assocs. v. Envtl. Council (1981) 96 Wn. 2d 230, 233-34.)

“[B]efore or after the commencement of the hearing of an application for a preliminary injunction, the court may order the trial of the action on the merits to be advanced and consolidated with the preliminary injunction application hearing.” (See Northwest Gas Ass'n v. Washington Utilities & Transportation Commission (2007)141 Wn. App. 98, 113.)

“But [i]f [a] court does not expressly state that it is consolidating the injunction hearing and a trial on the merits, it may not render a final determination on the merits.” (See id.)

“The purpose of this rule, as with its federal counterpart, is to give the parties notice and time to prepare so that they will have a full opportunity to present their cases at the permanent injunction hearing.” (See Univ. of Tex. v. Camenisch (1981) 451 U.S. 390, 395, 101 S. Ct. 1830, 68 L. Ed. 2d 175; Northwest Gas Ass'n v. Washington Utilities & Transportation Commission (2007) 141 Wn. App. 98, 113-14.)

The Court’s Decisions

It is well settled that “a temporary restraining order is an order entered without notice, or after informal notice. It operates for a period not to exceed 14 days unless extended for good cause.” (See CR 65(b); Fisher v. Parkview Properties (1993) 71 Wn. App. 468, 474.)

It is also well settled that “a temporary restraining order is proper only when there is a clear showing, based on specific facts, that the applicant will suffer irreparable injury, loss, or damage before an adversary hearing can be convened in open court. A temporary restraining order or injunction is issued wrongfully when it would not have been ordered had the court been presented all of the facts.” (See id.)

Documents for Motion for Temporary Restraining Order in Washington

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FILED 2023 MAY 22 01:34 PM KING COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT CLERK E-FILED CASE #: 23-3-02755-1 KNT Superior Court of Washington County of King In re: …

Case Filed

May 22, 2023

Case Status

Active 05/22/2023

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King County, WA

Filed Date

May 22, 2023

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FILED 2023 MAY 08 10:25 AM KING COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT CLERK E-FILED CASE #: 23-3-02472-2 SEA IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON …

Case Filed

May 08, 2023

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Active 05/08/2023

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King County, WA

Filed Date

May 08, 2023

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FILED 2023 MAR 23 12:04 PM KING COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT CLERK E-FILED CASE #: 23-2-03616-6 SEA Superior Court of Washington, County of King In re: Petitioner/s (person/s who started this case): …

Case Filed

Feb 27, 2023

Case Status

Completed 02/27/2023

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King County, WA

Filed Date

Mar 23, 2023

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FILED 2023 JAN 26 KING COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT CLERK CASE #: 23-3-00552-3 KNT IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR THE COUNTY OF KING CORNELIAS A YOUNG, III …

Case Filed

Jan 26, 2023

Case Status

Active 01/26/2023

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King County, WA

Filed Date

Jan 26, 2023

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1 FILED 2 2022 DEC 30 01:23 PM KING COUNTY 3 SUPERIOR COURT CLERK E-FILED 4 CASE #: 22-3-06246-4 SEA 5 6 7 Superior Court of Washington, County of King 8 In re the marr…

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Dec 30, 2022

Case Status

Active 12/30/2022

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King County, WA

Filed Date

Dec 30, 2022

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FILED 2022 OCT 05 11:56 AM KING COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT CLERK E-FILED CASE #: 22-2-16173-6 K…

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Oct 05, 2022

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Completed 10/05/2022

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King County, WA

Filed Date

Oct 05, 2022

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FILED 2022 SEP 22 10:07 AM KING COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT CLERK E-FILED CASE #: 22-3-04693-1 SEA IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON …

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Sep 22, 2022

Case Status

Active 09/22/2022

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King County, WA

Filed Date

Sep 22, 2022

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Case Filed

Aug 29, 2022

Case Status

Active 08/29/2022

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King County, WA

Filed Date

Aug 29, 2022

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1 FILED 2022 MAY 23 04:18 PM KING COUNTY 2 SUPERIOR COURT CLERK E-FILED 3 CASE #: 22-2-07701-8 S…

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May 23, 2022

Case Status

Active 05/23/2022

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King County, WA

Filed Date

May 23, 2022

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FILED 2020 DEC 22 KING COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT CLERK CASE #: 20-2-18209-5 SEA

Case Filed

Dec 22, 2020

Case Status

Completed 12/22/2020

County

King County, WA

Filed Date

Dec 22, 2020

Category

Sexual Assault Protection

Judge

No Activity for 12 Months

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wg KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON ILANDMARK ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS, LLC, Plaintiff. vs. \Basheer J. ELAHEE, Jr. and Tania IELAHEE, their marital community, and all other persons claiming any right, title or jinterest in the subject property, Defendants. \Basheer J. ELAHEE, Jr., and Tania IELAHEE, Third Party Plaintiffs, vs. [AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY CO; and Mark C. GRIMM land Jane Doe GRIMM, husband and wife land the marital community thereof, Third Party Defendants. SSeS eee JUN 4-2 20…

Case Filed

Nov 02, 2020

Case Status

Completed 11/02/2020

County

King County, WA

Filed Date

Nov 02, 2020

Category

Domestic Violence

Judge

No Activity for 12 Months

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FILED 2020 OCT 23 12:14 PM KING COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT CLERK E-FILED CASE #: 20-3-05338-8 SEA Superior Court of Washington, County of King In re the marriage of: Petitioner (person who started this case): …

Case Filed

Feb 12, 2021

Case Status

Active 10/23/2020

County

King County, WA

Filed Date

Oct 23, 2020

Category

Dissolution no Children

Judge

Trial Date

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FILED 2020 FEB 26 10:49 AM KING COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT CLERK E-FILED CASE #: 10-2-08655-2 KNT Ex Parte SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR KING C…

Case Filed

Mar 01, 2010

Case Status

Completed 03/02/2010

County

King County, WA

Filed Date

Feb 26, 2020

Category

Injunction

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1 FILED 2020 JAN 27 12:48 PM 2 KING COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT CLERK 3 E-FILED 4 CASE #: 20-3-00601-1 SEA 5 6 7 Superior Court of Washington, County of KING 8 In re the m…

Case Filed

Jan 27, 2020

Case Status

Completed 07/08/2020

County

King County, WA

Filed Date

Jan 27, 2020

Category

Dissolution w/ Children

Judge

Trial Date

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1 FILED 2019 DEC 30 01:13 PM 2 KING COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT CLERK 3 E-FILED 4 CASE #: 19-2-34199-8 SEA 5 6 7 SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN …

Case Filed

Dec 30, 2019

Case Status

Active 12/30/2019

County

King County, WA

Filed Date

Dec 30, 2019

Category

Commerical

Judge

Roberts

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FILED 2019 APR 18 KING COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT CLERK CASE #: 19-3-03516-5 SEA Superior Court of Washington, County of King In re the marriage / domestic partnership of: Petitioner (person who started this case): No. 9-3. …

Case Filed

Apr 18, 2019

Case Status

Completed 10/04/2019

County

King County, WA

Filed Date

Apr 18, 2019

Category

Legal Separation w/ Children

Judge

Trial Date

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FILED 2019 APR 18 KING COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT CLERK CASE #: 19-3-03516-5 SEA Superior Court of Washington, County of { ai In re the marriage / domestic partnership of: Petitioner (person who started this case) wo JA 3-035 …

Case Filed

Apr 18, 2019

Case Status

Completed 10/04/2019

County

King County, WA

Filed Date

Apr 18, 2019

Category

Legal Separation w/ Children

Judge

Trial Date

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Superior Court of Washington For King County Michel le\Vanderford Slay Chaveise Li gn itic 3) #04 aceise. L. ie a B. issueD / EXPO4 17-2-23721- ENT Temporary Order for Protection and Notice of Hearing (TMORPRT/ORWPN) (Clerk's Action Required) Next Hearing Date: SEPTEMBER 22), ot) YF Time: At: 401 Fourth Avenue N., Kent, WA 98032 8:30am Room: 1G Names of Minors: Jwie Minors Involved Respondent Identifiers First Middle Last Age Sex Race __Hair t) Bald Weight Eyes 200 Respondent's Disti…

Case Filed

Sep 08, 2017

Case Status

Completed 09/08/2017

County

King County, WA

Filed Date

Sep 08, 2017

Category

Domestic Violence

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FILED ai NG 10 PHA TL. {ISSUED oy ze LER A “ELE. & EXPO4 Superior Court of Washington For King County —17-9-21266-1SBR …

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Case Filed

Aug 10, 2017

Case Status

Completed 09/07/2017

County

King County, WA

Filed Date

Aug 10, 2017

Category

Domestic Violence

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eo 6 I DN fF WY NNN NY KY YE Be Be Be Be Bee Be ee A fF YW YN |= Ss © eI DA UWF BH HEH S FILED 16 MAR 17 AM 10:10 KING COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT CLERK E-FILED CASE NUMBER: 15-2-05018-4 SE, IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR KING COUNTY In re Marriage of: ) ) ATIYA M. TAYLOR MCGHEE, ) NO. 15-3-02129-3 SEA Petitioner, 15-2-05018-4 SEA ) and } DECLARATION OF ATIYA ) TAYLOR MCGHEE IN SUPPORT PATRICK MCGHEE, ) OF PETITION FOR RENEWAL OF ) DVPO AND MOTION TO MODIFY Respondent. ) TEMPOR…

Case Filed

Feb 27, 2015

Case Status

Completed 04/05/2016

County

King County, WA

Filed Date

Mar 17, 2016

Category

Domestic Violence

Judge

03/31/2016 12:00 AM

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Case Name ALI VS ISMAIL
Case Filed

Jun 26, 2015

Case Status

Completed 08/28/2015

County

King County, WA

Filed Date

Jun 26, 2015

Category

Domestic Violence

Judge

MF-Family Law Motions

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ORIGINAL COURT MINUTES FAMO2 MTHRG KENT REGIONAL JUSTICE CENTER PAGE 14 ** PREPARED ** KENT FAMILY LAW MOTIONS CALENDAR 9:30 AM 02-17-151415:00 . MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2015 COMM HILLMAN / COMM PONOMARCHUK DR-1G START TIME:* 22: Bays OR DATE* NOVEMBER 25, 2014 DR-1G STOP TIME: 7: 33.2¢ COMM: MARK HILLMAN (C1 NOT RECORDED CLERK: CARLOTTA SCOTT 14. Ae 15-2-03236~4 ENT ey nae LAUIFI-TAUILIILI, CHERYL “Bly VS j%QTINIFU, SAM ~ : TEMP ORD FOR PROTECTION /ISSD Hearing Commence: (2 Respondent is a…

Case Filed

Feb 09, 2015

Case Status

Completed 02/23/2015

County

King County, WA

Filed Date

Feb 09, 2015

Category

Domestic Violence

Judge

MF-Family Law Motions

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fo EXPO4 2 . VAI Superior Court of Washington For King County No. 0¥-1- 349 03-2 CRT . . W Temporary Order for Protection and Stephasie Morne Mola. : | Notice of Hearing- DV — (TMORPRT) Peutidner DOB (Clerk's Action Required) Next Hearing Date:_Telb- 2, 2041. at vs. Shaun o D: Wo ith Ke a +o 8:30 a.m., Rm. 1G, Maleng Regional Justice Ctr. Respondent DOB 401 Fourth Avenue N., Kent, WA 98032 Names of Minors: (No Minors Involved Respondent Identifiers First Middle Last Age | Sex Race Hair …

Case Filed

Oct 31, 2008

Case Status

Completed 02/02/2011

County

King County, WA

Filed Date

Jan 19, 2011

Category

Domestic Violence

Judge

11/13/2009 12:00 AM

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aytT SUL 19 PH 125 yous SUEY enquk COURT CLERK SUP ERP ATTLE. WA, IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF KING In re the Marriage of: NO. 05-3-00896-6 SEA ROBERT WILLIAM PENSKI, Consolidated with Cause No, 06-2-03425-2 SEA Petitioner, DECLARATION OF J. ROBERT and SMITH IN SUPPORT OF ROBERT PENSKI’S MOTION FOR, LUCINDA J. BOLD, CONTEMPT Respondent. I, J. ROBERT SMITH, certify and declare as follows: 1. I am over the age of 18 years and am otherwise competen…

Case Filed

Jan 18, 2005

Case Status

Completed 06/01/2006

County

King County, WA

Filed Date

Jul 19, 2007

Category

Dissolution no Children

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FILED KING S COUNTY, WasHINeTON J CERTIFICATION: State of Washington, County of King. The undersigned, UL 10 2007 duly authorized clerk of the King County District Court, Washington, hereby certifies that the document on which this stamp is imprinted is a true and SUPERIOR COURT CLERK correct copy of the original filed in the Court. SIGNED. , Court Clerk STATE OF WASHINGTON O77- 000897 KING COUNTY DISTRICT COURT ORIGINATING COURT NO. FOR East Division, Redmond Courthouse . SUPERIOR COURT NO. S…

Case Filed

Jan 18, 2005

Case Status

Completed 06/01/2006

County

King County, WA

Filed Date

Jul 10, 2007

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Oo © IY DH PF WN 10 FILED annsvaY 23. PH ural yaxe COUNTY & COURT CLERK SUPE OTE. WA. SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON COUNTY OF KING 96-3046 25- 4SEA Tn re the Marriage of: NO. KETWARIN WATSON, EX PARTE RESTRAINING Petitioner, ORDER/ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE and EL JOSEPH WATSON (TPROTSC/ORTSC) ANIEL JOS . [ ] Clerk’s Action Required Respondent. [] Law Enforcement Notification, [4.1 Restraining Order Summary: [] Does not apply. [X] Restraining Order Summary is set forth below: |Name of person(s) r…

Case Filed

May 23, 2006

Case Status

Completed 12/29/2006

County

King County, WA

Filed Date

May 23, 2006

Category

Dissolution no Children

Judge

06/08/2006 12:00 AM

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