TNT Fleet Supply, LLC v. McNure et al
Filing
17
ORDER granting 5 Motion for preliminary injunction. Further, Plaintiff shall SHOW CAUSE by way of legal briefing as to how this Court has subject matter jurisdiction under the Defend Trade Secrets Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1831 et seq., within 14 days hereof. Defendants shall have 14 days thereafterto respond. Signed by Judge Dudley H. Bowen on 2/7/17. (cmr)
IN THE
UNITED
STATES
DISTRICT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT
OF
COURT
FOR THE
GEORGIA
DUBLIN DIVISION
TNT FLEET SUPPLY,
LLC,
Plaintiff,
CIVIL
CV
ACTION
NO
317-006
v.
BRANDON MCNURE, FREIGHTLINER
OF SAVANNAH, INC., and DUBLIN
TRUCK PARTS, LLC,
Defendants.
ORDER
On January 25,
2017,
Plaintiff TNT Fleet Supply,
LLC,
filed the captioned matter upon allegations that Defendants
Brandon McNure,
Truck
Parts,
LLC
customer lists
the
federal
Freightliner of Savannah,
("Defendants")
("the Lists")
Defend
Trade
Inc.,
misappropriated
from Plaintiff
Secrets
and Dublin
Act,
18
certain
in violation of
U.S.C.
seq., and the Georgia Trade Secrets Act, O.C.G.A.
§
1831
et
§ 10-1-760
et seq.
Plaintiff also filed a motion for a temporary restraining
order
and
for
preliminary
injunction.
Defendants
were
promptly served with the summons and complaint and the Court's
Order
of
January
expedited
hearing
relief.
30,
on
2017,
its
which
motion
for
granted
Plaintiff
immediate
an
injunctive
The matter came before the Court for said hearing on
February 1, 2017; all parties appeared and were represented by
counsel.
The
Court
heard
the
principal witnesses in the case.
testimony
of
most
of
the
Following the hearing, the
parties have been negotiating a resolution of the matter, but
in
the
interim,
they
have
agreed
to
certain
immediate
injunctive relief and submitted proposed consent orders
chambers on February 6, 2017.
submissions,
the
Court
Having assimilated the separate
GRANTS
Plaintiff's
preliminary injunction (doc. no. 5)
1.
Lists,
to
request
for
a
as follows:
Defendants must immediately secure all copies of the
whether electronic or paper copy,
and ensure that no
one has access to the Lists other than counsel for Defendants;
2.
way,
Defendants are restrained and enjoined from,
directly
or
indirectly,
using
or
in any
disclosing,
or
permitting anyone other than counsel for Defendants access to,
the Lists;
3.
Defendants shall preserve all information in their
possession, custody or control, whether in electronic or hard
copy,
regarding or related to TNT's claims contained in the
Complaint.
This Order is binding upon Defendants,
their officers,
agents, servants, employees, and attorneys, and all persons in
active concert or participation with all of
them who receive
actual notice of the Order by personal service or otherwise in
accordance
with
Federal
Rule
of
Civil
Procedure
65(d)(2).
Defendants are instructed to provide a copy of this Order to
all Freightliner of Savannah and Dublin Truck Part employees
and agents.
This preliminary injunction shall
remain
effect until further order of this Court.
in
force and
Further,
Plaintiff
shall SHOW CAUSE by way of legal briefing as to how this Court
has subject matter jurisdiction under the Defend Trade Secrets
Act,
18
hereof.
U.S.C.
§
1831
et
seq.,
within fourteen
Defendants shall have fourteen (14)
(14)
days
days thereafter
to respond.
ORDER
February,
ENTERED
at Augusta,
Georgia,
this
7th
day
of
2017.
UNITED/STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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