FILED
NOT FOR PUBLICATION JUL 05 2012
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
ELIAS ILYIA, No. 12-35138
Plaintiff - Appellant, D.C. No. 2:11-cv-01593-RSL
v.
MEMORANDUM *
MAROUN N EL KHOURY, aka Maroun
N El-Khoury, aka Maroun N Elkhoury,
aka Maroun N Khoury and SOPHIE
JALBERT EL KHOURY, aka Sophie
Jalbert,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Washington
Robert S. Lasnik, District Judge, Presiding
June 26, 2012 **
Before: SCHROEDER, HAWKINS and GOULD, Circuit Judges.
*
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
**
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
Elias Ilyia appeals the district court’s denial of his request for preliminary
injunctive relief against Maroun N El Khoury and Sophie Jalbert El Khoury. We
have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(a)(1), and we affirm.
Our sole inquiry is whether the district court abused its discretion in denying
preliminary injunctive relief, and we conclude the district court did not abuse its
discretion. The Lands Council v. McNair, 537 F.3d 981, 986 (9th Cir. 2008); see
Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council, 129 S. Ct. 365, 374 (2008) (listing
factors for district court to consider); Sports Form, Inc. v. United Press Int’l,
686 F.2d 750, 752-53 (9th Cir. 1982) (explaining limited scope of review).
AFFIRMED.
2 12-35138