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Injunctions

When proposing an injunction, please pay special attention to the text of Rule 65(d). The Seventh Circuit requires an injunction to be on a separate document. See, e.g., MillerCoors LLC v. Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC, 942 F.3d 922, 922 (7th Cir. 2019); Auto Driveaway Franchise Systems, LLC v. Auto Driveaway Richmond, LLC, 928 F.3d 670, 676 (7th Cir. 2019) ("We interpret Rule 65(d)(1)(C) to require than an injunction must be embodied in a standalone separate document."); City of Chicago v. Sessions, 2018 WL 4268814, at *2 (7th Cir. August 10, 2018). So, do not include an injunction in the body of a proposed order that covers anything else. Every injunction should stand on its own.

An injunction must not “refer[] to the complaint or other document” when “describ[ing] in reasonable detail . . . the act or acts restrained or required.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 65(d)(1)(C). An injunction should not incorporate any other document by reference. See BankDirect Capital Finance, LLC v. Capital Premium Financing, Inc., 912 F.3d 1054, 1057 (7th Cir. 2019); DuPuy v. Samuels, 465 F.3d 757, 758 (7th Cir. 2006); MillerCoors, 2019 WL 5280872, at 922 (noting that Rule 65(d)(1)(C) “requires every injunction to be set forth without referring to any other document”).




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