Pretrial Injunctive Relief: Seeking a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) or Preliminary Injunction Checklist (NY)

Summary

This checklist covers the steps attorneys must take to obtain a preliminary injunction and a temporary restraining order (TRO) in New York State Supreme Court under Article 63 of New York's Civil Practice Law and Rules (C.P.L.R.). Specifically, this checklist addresses how to obtain a preliminary injunction and TRO, the applicable legal standards for obtaining injunctive relief, notice requirements, preparing, filing, and serving the required preliminary injunction and TRO motion papers, handling a preliminary injunction hearing, applicable undertaking requirements, and strategic considerations.