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3. Injunctive Relief11
“Injunctive relief is committed to the sound discretion of the trial court.” Ifill v.
District of Columbia, 665 A.2d 185, 187 (D.C. 1995). A permanent injunction requires the court
to find that “there is no adequate remedy at law, the balance of equities favors the moving party,
and success on the merits has been demonstrated.” Id. at 188 (citation and quotation marks
omitted); see also Universal Shipping Co. v. United States, 652 F. Supp. 668, 675-76 (D.D.C.
1987) (“The Court must look at the interests of the parties who might be affected by the
[injunction] and must also examine whether the facts and the relevant law indicate that an
injunction clearly should be granted or denied apart from any countervailing interest.”).
Ms. Dumpson requests two types of permanent injunctive relief—a restraining
order and an order requiring preservation of all property associated with the Daily Stormer and
Ms. Dumpson until the Judgment in this case has been collected. The Court will grant Ms.
Dumpson’s requests for permanent injunctive relief. She has succeeded on the merits due to this
Court’s pending entry of default judgment and the balance of equities favors Ms. Dumpson. The
requested restraining order is specifically targeted at speech related to Ms. Dumpson and will not
unnecessarily restrict the Defendants’ freedom of speech or cause other harm. Injunctive relief is
also warranted because there is no adequate remedy at law. Although without a restraining and
preservation order Ms. Dumpson could sue post hoc for damages if Defendants chose to target
her again, the Court finds such a remedy uncertain and insufficient.
The Court will enter a restraining order to prevent Messrs. Ade and Anglin and
Moonbase Holdings from (1) communicating directly with Ms. Dumpson; or (2) publishing any
public statements involving Ms. Dumpson that (a) are defamatory, threatening, intimidating,
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The DCHRA permits injunctive relief. See D.C. Code § 2-1403.07.
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