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Facts

• The Plaintiff filed a complaint against the Defendant for harassment/slander and requested a temporary restraining order. The district court dismissed the complaint with prejudice after the Plaintiff failed to appear for an online hearing (paras 1-2).

Procedural History

• [Not applicable or not found]

Parties' Submissions

• Plaintiff: Argued that the Defendant committed harassment/slander and sought a temporary restraining order against the Defendant (para 2).
• Defendant: Did not respond to the Plaintiff's memorandum in opposition (para 1).

Legal Issues

• Whether the district court erred in denying the Plaintiff's request for injunctive relief.
• Whether the district court improperly dismissed the Plaintiff's complaint for harassment/slander due to the Plaintiff's failure to appear at an online hearing.

Disposition

• The denial of injunctive relief by the district court is affirmed.
• The dismissal of the complaint by the district court is reversed (para 5).

Reasons

• Megan P. Duffy, Judge (Kristina Bogardus, Judge and Zachary A. Ives, Judge concurring):
  The Court found that the Plaintiff did not meet the extraordinary burden required for injunctive relief, which includes demonstrating irreparable injury, the balance of harm, public interest, and likelihood of success on the merits (para 3).
  The Court concluded that the district court's dismissal of the complaint based on the Plaintiff's failure to appear for an online hearing was improper without evidence of willful and extreme conduct by the Plaintiff. The Court emphasized that dismissal with prejudice is a drastic sanction that should only be applied in cases of willful noncompliance and after considering less severe alternatives (para 4).