CRAssociates, Inc. v. United States

BRYSON

Appeal from the United States Court of Federal Claims in case no. 11-CV-570, Judge Francis M. Allegra.

Before BRYSON, MAYER, and LINN, Circuit Judges. BRYSON, Circuit Judge.

CRAssociates, Inc. (CRA) moves for a stay and/or injunction pending disposition of this appeal, and to enjoin the United States from performing any contract work awarded to Spectrum Healthcare Resources, Inc. (Spectrum). The United States and Spectrum oppose. CRA replies.

To obtain an injunction, pending appeal, a movant must establish a strong likelihood of success on the merits or, failing that, nonetheless demonstrate a substantial case on the merits provided that the harm factors militate in its favor. Hilton v. Braunskill, 481 U.S. 770, 778 (1987). In deciding whether to grant an injunction, pending appeal, this court "assesses the movant's chances of success on the merits and weighs the equities as they affect the parties and the public." E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. v. Phillips Petroleum Co., 835 F.2d 277, 278 (Fed. Cir. 1987). See also Standard Havens Prods, v. Gencor Indus., 897 F.2d 511 (Fed. Cir. 1990).

Based on the arguments in the motions papers, and without prejudicing the ultimate disposition of this case by a merits panel, we determine that CRA has not met its burden to obtain an injunction.

Accordingly,

IT IS ORDERED THAT:

The motion is denied.

FOR THE COURT

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Jan Horbaly

Clerk

cc: Kenneth B. Weckstein, Esq.

Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, Esq.

Michael Goodman, Esq.

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