Prime Time

November 27, 2023

683 is a prime number, as well as a prime reason for reversal of temporary injunctions. Most recently, in a contentious case about the governance of an Eritrean church that presented significant issues about the ecclesiastical abstention doctrine, the Fifth Court resolved the matter on technical grounds by holding that the temporary injunction failed to satisfy the requirements of Tex. R. Civ. P. 683. Teklehaimanot v. Medhanealem Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church, No. 05-23-00579-CV (Nov. 17, 2023) (mem. op.).