C.D. Cal. L.R. 65-1 — Temporary Restraining Orders and Preliminary Injunctions: the court's own rule, verbatim from UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA CHAPTER I LOCAL CIVIL RULES (6/1/2026), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies in every case before the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California alongside the federal rules and any judge-specific procedures.
A party seeking a temporary restraining order (“TRO”) must submit an application, a proposed TRO, a declaration setting forth the facts and certification required by F.R.Civ.P. 65(b)(1)(A) and (B), and a proposed order to show cause why a preliminary injunction should not issue. If the TRO is denied, the Court may set the hearing on the order to show cause without regard to the twenty-eight (28) days notice of motion requirement of L.R. 6-1. When a TRO is not sought, an application for a preliminary injunction must be made not by order to show cause but by notice of motion filed and served as required by L.R. 6-1. Proof of service of a motion for preliminary injunction must demonstrate that all adverse parties have been notified as required by F.R.Civ.P. 65(a)(1).
A party seeking a temporary restraining order (“TRO”) must submit an application, a proposed TRO, a declaration setting forth the facts and certification required by F.R.Civ.P. 65(b)(1)(A) and (B), and a proposed order to show cause why a preliminary injunction should not issue.