- A federal bankruptcy judge granted The Frazer School a preliminary injunction protecting its rights to the Gainesville building during ongoing litigation.
- The ruling stops Newberry Christian Community School Inc. and the Schraders from transferring or encumbering the building pending further trial.
- The Frazer School plans to proceed with its third academic year after opening in fall 2024 with over 300 students and winning multiple championships.
A federal bankruptcy judge on Wednesday granted The Frazer School, an independent K-12 school, a preliminary injunction that temporarily protects the school’s claimed rights to its building at 4700 NW 89th Blvd. in Gainesville while a legal dispute continues.
According to a Frazer School press release, U.S. Bankruptcy Chief Judge Karen K. Specie of the Northern District of Florida found that the school met the four factors required for preliminary injunctive relief under Eleventh Circuit law. Those requirements include a likelihood of success on the merits, likelihood of irreparable harm, balance of equities and hardships and public interest.
“The majority of the purpose of a preliminary injunction is to maintain the status quo between the parties while the rest of the case is playing out,” Specie said during Wednesday’s hearing, which was moved virtually due to A/C issues at the U.S. Bankruptcy Courthouse in Tallahassee. “And it appears necessary to enter this type of preliminary injunction to do just that. To maintain the status quo.”…