[AfrICANN-discuss] ​Finally on .Africa

[Ed Pascoe]

I believe that ICANN have a motion to dismiss the complaint scheduled for
the 28th of this month.

I think it's going to be hard for DCA to survive that.  I wonder if the
judge will award costs?

On Sat, Mar 5, 2016 at 5:14 PM, Gideon <gideonrop at gmail.com> wrote:

> The Court ruled (March 4th 2016):
>
> "(IN CHAMBERS) Plaintiff's Ex Parte Application for TRO (DE [20]) by Judge
> R. Gary Klausner: The Court grants Plaintiff's Ex Parte Application for
> TRO. Defendant is enjoined from issuing the.Africa gTLD until the Court
> decides Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction, scheduled for
> hearing on April 4, 2016. (ah)
>
> Upon review of the parties' arguments, the Court finds serious questions
> going to the merits. Plaintiff has demonstrated that once the gTLD is
> issued, it will be unable to obtain those rights elsewhere. Moreover, the
> injury it will suffer cannot be compensated through monetary damages. In
> opposition, Defendant states in conclusory fashion only that the African
> governments and the ICANN community will suffer prejudice if the delegation
> of the gTLD is delayed."
>
> Link:
> https://www.prlog.org/12539064-united-states-court-has-granted-an-interim-relief-for-dca-trust-on-africa.html
>
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