This article defines preliminary injunction, details its elements and the hearing process, and includes a sample motion to download. To file for an injunction for defamation in Virginia, you'll need to prepare a few key documents.First, you'll need to file a "Complaint for Injunction." Virginia courts will allow a plaintiff to move for a temporary, preliminary injunction to restrain or compel the conduct at issue at the outset of a case. — This rule applies only in cases in which a statute does not specify different criteria for issuing a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction. § 18.2-216 under § 59.1-68.2.