This article defines preliminary injunction, details its elements and the hearing process, and includes a sample motion to download. The first step to seek injunctive relief is to file your lawsuit in the appropriate county.Injunctive relief is not proper when money damages are an adequate remedy. First, you must show that you have a clearly ascertainable right which needs protection. This Preliminary Injunctive Relief Toolkit contains resources to help counsel draft and file a motion for TRO and a motion for a preliminary injunction. For the court to grant injunctive relief, the claimant must prove that without the injunction, they would suffer "irreparable harm. Putnam agrees to the granting of injunctive relief… without proof of actual damages. Yes, since an injunction is a remedy, not a cause of action (Marlin v. Aimco Venezia, LLC (2007) 154 Cal.App. Punitive damages are not awarded in every case.