Injunctive relief is a unique remedy with difficult standards and potentially expensive consequences if the employer fails to make its case. This article discusses how to enforce a preliminary injunction or temporary restraining order (collectively, pretrial injunctive relief) in a federal case.This article outlines preliminary injunctions, explains the hearing process, and provides a downloadable sample motion. The first step to seek injunctive relief is to file your lawsuit in the appropriate county. Second, you must show that you will suffer irreparable harm if you don't get the injunction. First, someone does not "file an injunction," just like they don't "file a protective order. For the court to grant injunctive relief, the claimant must prove that without the injunction, they would suffer "irreparable harm. Do you know how to fill out a job application? The court may issue a preliminary injunction or a temporary restraining order only if the movant gives security in an amount that the court considers proper. Focus on the circumstances in which injunctive relief (particularly in the context of without notice applications) is genuinely appropriate;.