Matthew Schwarz v. City of Treasure Island, No. 06-15075 (11th Cir. 2007)

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[DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT FILED ________________________ U.S. COURT OF APPEALS ELEVENTH CIRCUIT SEPTEMBER 28, 2007 THOMAS K. KAHN CLERK No. 06-15075 ________________________ D.C. Docket No. 05-01696-CV-T-30-MSS MATTHEW SCHWARZ, GULF COAST RECOVERY, INC., a Florida Corporation, Plaintiffs-DefendantsCross-ClaimantsAppellants, JOHN DOE, I-IV, anonymous individuals, JANE DOE, V-IX, anonymous individuals, Plaintiffs-Appellants, versus CITY OF TREASURE ISLAND, a Florida Municipal Corporation, Defendant-PlaintiffCross-Defendant-Appellee, CITY OF TREASURE ISLAND CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD, Defendant-Appellee. ________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida ________________________ (September 28, 2007) Before BIRCH, BARKETT and COX, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: Appellants argue, on this interlocutory appeal, that the district court abused its discretion in denying their request for a preliminary injunction. T h e a b u s e o f discretion argument is based upon Appellants' contentions that 12305 3rd Street is a "dwelling" under the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. § 3601 et seq., and that the Appellees denied their reasonable accommodation request. A district court's denial of a request for a preliminary injunction "will not be reversed unless there is a clear abuse of discretion." Revette v. Int'l Ass'n of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers, 740 F.2d 892, 893 (11th Cir. 1984) (citation omitted). [A]n abuse of discretion standard recognizes there is a range of choice within which we will not reverse the district court even if we might have reached a different decision. Schiavo ex rel. Schindler v. Schiavo, 403 F.3d 1223, 1226 (11th Cir. 2005) (citations omitted); see also Revette, 740 F.2d at 893; Rasbury v. Internal Revenue Serv. (In re Rasbury), 24 F.3d 159, 168-69 (11th Cir. 1994); 2 McMahan v. Toto, 256 F.3d 1120, 1128 (11th Cir. 2001). Appellants' contentions may be correct, but the question of whether 12305 3rd Street is a "dwelling" within the meaning of the Fair Housing Act is sufficiently close and complex to warrant affirming the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction. We do not decide the ultimate issue of whether Appellants will prevail. We can conduct a more thorough review following the district court's final decision regarding injunctive relief. We decide only that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying the request for a preliminary injunction. AFFIRMED. 3 BARKETT, Circuit Judge, specially concurring: I adhere to the view that this case is moot. But, since the court has denied the City of Treasure Island s motion to dismiss the appeal, I join the court s opinion. 4

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