Mandatory vs. Preventive. • District court has broad discretion when ruling on a request for a temporary injunction or preliminary injunction.Plaintiffs argue for permanent injunctive relief as they have no adequate remedy at law and will be irreparably injured without permanent injunctive relief. Minnesota aligns with a number of states in which mere contractual language about irreparable harm is not enough to win injunctive relief. The short answer to your question is yes. A party can seek the remedies of damages and injunctive relief as part of the same cause of action. Injunctive relief, also known as an injunction, is a remedy which restrains a party from doing certain acts or requires a party to act in a certain way. Rule 55(b) explains how to obtain a default judgment. In short, the applicable statute in this case provides for injunctive relief and, as such, Dahlberg would not apply. In order to obtain such injunctive relief it shall not be necessary to allege or prove that an adequate remedy at law does not exist.