{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-civil-practice-law-rules-6301","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Civil Practice Law \u0026 Rules § 6301","heading":"Grounds for preliminary injunction and temporary restraining order","body":"§ 6301. Grounds for preliminary injunction and temporary restraining\norder.  A preliminary injunction may be granted in any action where it\nappears that the defendant threatens or is about to do, or is doing or\nprocuring or suffering to be done, an act in violation of the\nplaintiff's rights respecting the subject of the action, and tending to\nrender the judgment ineffectual, or in any action where the plaintiff\nhas demanded and would be entitled to a judgment restraining the\ndefendant from the commission or continuance of an act, which, if\ncommitted or continued during the pendency of the action, would produce\ninjury to the plaintiff. A temporary restraining order may be granted\npending a hearing for a preliminary injunction where it appears that\nimmediate and irreparable injury, loss or damage will result unless the\ndefendant is restrained before the hearing can be had.","path":["Civil Practice Law \u0026 Rules","Article 63. Injunction"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/CVP/6301","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"5b3181e9df0b52b1ef276bb97f1bc15bcdbdd887380dfed9d5210deda1fd3f36","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-civil-practice-law-rules-6226","next":"us-ny/n.y.-civil-practice-law-rules-6311"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}