The following excerpt is from Murray v. Deeds, 852 F.2d 572 (9th Cir. 1987):
A district court relies on an erroneous legal standard in its determination of whether or not to grant a preliminary injunction if it "employs the wrong standard governing the grant or denial" or "misapprehends the law with respect to the underlying issues in the litigation." Lynch v. Rank, 747 F.2d 528, 534 (9th Cir.1984), reh'g granted and opinion modified on other grounds, 763 F.2d 1098 (9th Cir.1985).
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