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Knox v. District School Bd. of Brevard
27 Fla. L. Weekly D1017 (Fla. 5th DCA May 10, 2002)
In order to successfully file an injunction a party must show: 1) irreparable harm if the status quo is not maintained, 2) no remedy of law and, 3) substantial likelihood of success. Even if all these elements are met, if an injunction results in the interests of the public being outweighed by the interests of an individual, then it must be denied. Here the court reasoned that, although the actions of school boards do fall under the Sunshine Laws, the actions of the staff generally do not. Thus, as was the case here, the staff
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