District of Columbia Statutes

§ 42-3104 — Preliminary injunction.

District of Columbia·Title 42 Real Property.·Ch. 31 Drug-, Firearm-, or Prostitution-Related Nuisance Abatement.
(a)Upon the filing of a complaint to abate the drug-, firearm-, or prostitution-related nuisance, the court shall hold a hearing on the motion for a preliminary injunction, within 10 business days of the filing of such action. If it appears, by affidavit or otherwise, that there is a substantial likelihood that the plaintiff will be able to prove at trial that a drug-, firearm-, or prostitution-related nuisance exists, the court may enter an order preliminarily enjoining the drug-, firearm-, or prostitution-related nuisance and granting such other relief as the court may deem appropriate, including those remedies provided in § 42-3110 . A plaintiff need not prove irreparable harm to obtain a preliminary injunction. Where appropriate, the court may order a trial of the action on the merits

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George S. Thanos v. District of Columbia and District of Columbia v. George S. Thanos
109 A.3d 1084 (District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2014)
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Legislative History

Mar. 26, 1999, D.C. Law 12-194, § 5, 45 DCR 7982; Apr. 4, 2006, D.C. Law 16-81, § 3(b), 53 DCR 1050; Nov. 6, 2010, D.C. Law 18-259, § 7(b), 57 DCR 5591

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