the United States from providing security in some circumstances

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The United States from providing security in some circumstances refers to the federal government’s special procedural status under Rule 65, which relieves it from posting a security bond when seeking certain court-ordered injunctions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf federal procedural doctrine ⓘ
litigation privilege ⓘ
appliesTo United States federal government ⓘ
federal agencies ⓘ
federal officers sued in their official capacity ⓘ
appliesWhen a federal officer or agency seeks an injunction in an official capacity ⓘ
the United States is a party seeking injunctive relief ⓘ
basedOn Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(c) ⓘ
linked to: Rule 65
codifiedIn Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ⓘ
conditionedBy Rule 65(c) language "no security is required of the United States" ⓘ
court’s equitable discretion ⓘ
distinguishedFrom private litigants’ obligation to post security under Rule 65(c) ⓘ
doesNotRequire posting of a monetary bond ⓘ
showing of ability to pay damages secured by a bond ⓘ
interpretedBy United States Courts of Appeals ⓘ
United States District Courts ⓘ
jurisdiction United States federal courts ⓘ
linked to: U.S. federal courts
legalEffect allows injunctions to issue without security in specified cases ⓘ
relieves the United States from posting a security bond ⓘ
purpose to avoid hindering federal enforcement actions with bond requirements ⓘ
to reflect that the United States is presumed able to satisfy any resulting obligations without a bond ⓘ
rationale facilitates enforcement of federal law through government-initiated injunctions ⓘ
protects the public fisc from bond requirements ⓘ
recognizes the sovereign credit of the United States ⓘ
relatedTo equitable remedies in federal courts ⓘ
public interest litigation by the federal government ⓘ
sovereign immunity doctrines ⓘ
scope preliminary injunctions ⓘ
temporary restraining orders ⓘ
timePeriod modern federal civil procedure era after adoption of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ⓘ

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Rule 65 → exempts → the United States from providing security in some circumstances ⓘ