Nice People at Work, Inc. v. Sternberg

Filing 10

ORDER GRANTING IN PART TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER: Upon review of the Complaint, and the other filings submitted to the Court in this matter, and the parties having appeared before the Court via teleconference, it is hereby ORDERED that, sufficient reason having been shown therefor, pending the hearing of Plaintiff's application for a preliminary injunction, pursuant to Rule 65, Fed. R. Civ. P., the Defendant is temporarily restrained and enjoined from: 1. diverting or attempting to divert from NPAW any business that NPAW had enjoyed, solicited, or attempted to solicit, prior to the termination of Sternberg's employment with NPAW; and from 2. inducing, soliciting or attempting to induce or solicit any NPAW employee or contractor to leave NPAW's employ; and from 3. disclosing, divulging, revealing, reporting or using, for any purpose, any of NPAW's confidential information or trade secrets which Sternberg obtained or which was disclosed to Sternberg by NPAW as a result of Sternberg's employment by NPAW. Defendant is further directed to file a response to Plaintiff's Memorandum of Law in Support of Order to Show Cause for Preliminary Injunction and Temporary Restraining Order no later than January 12, 2021. Plaintiff's reply, if any, is due no later than January 14, 2021. The Court will hold a hearing on this matter on January 19, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. The hearing will take place via teleconference. The parties are directed to the Courts Emergency Rules in Light of COVID-19, which are available on the Court's website, for the dial-in number and other relevant instructions. The parties are specifically directed to comply with Rule 2(C) of the Court's Emergency Rules. This injunction shall expire on January 19, 2021. Plaintiff is directed to serve a copy of this order on Defendant and to retain proof of service. Plaintiff is further directed to email a copy of this order to Defendant. Defendant's counsel is reminded to file a notice of appearance. (Signed by Judge Gregory H. Woods on 1/6/2021) (mro)

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DOCUMENT
ELECTRONICALLY FILED
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DATE FILED: 1/6/2021
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
NICE PEOPLE AT WORK, INC.,

v.

Plaintiff,

MATT STERNBERG,

1:21-cv-00019-GHW
ORDER GRANTING IN PART
TEMPORARY RESTRAINING
ORDER

Defendant.

GREGORY H. WOODS, District Judge:
Upon review of the Complaint, and the other filings submitted to the Court in this
matter, and the parties having appeared before the Court via teleconference, it is hereby
ORDERED that, sufficient reason having been shown therefor, pending the hearing of
Plaintiff’s application for a preliminary injunction, pursuant to Rule 65, Fed. R. Civ. P., the Defendant
is temporarily restrained and enjoined from:
1.

diverting or attempting to divert from NPAW any business that NPAW had enjoyed,

solicited, or attempted to solicit, prior to the termination of Sternberg’s employment with NPAW; and
from
2.

inducing, soliciting or attempting to induce or solicit any NPAW employee or

contractor to leave NPAW’s employ; and from
3.

disclosing, divulging, revealing, reporting or using, for any purpose, any of NPAW’s

confidential information or trade secrets which Sternberg obtained or which was disclosed to
Sternberg by NPAW as a result of Sternberg’s employment by NPAW.

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Defendant is further directed to file a response to Plaintiff’s Memorandum of Law in Support
of Order to Show Cause for Preliminary Injunction and Temporary Restraining Order no later than
January 12, 2021. Plaintiff’s reply, if any, is due no later than January 14, 2021. The Court will hold
a hearing on this matter on January 19, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. The hearing will take place via
teleconference. The parties are directed to the Court’s Emergency Rules in Light of COVID-19,
which are available on the Court’s website, for the dial-in number and other relevant instructions.
The parties are specifically directed to comply with Rule 2(C) of the Court’s Emergency Rules.
This injunction shall expire on January 19, 2021.
Plaintiff is directed to serve a copy of this order on Defendant and to retain proof of service.
Plaintiff is further directed to email a copy of this order to Defendant. Defendant’s counsel is
reminded to file a notice of appearance.
SO ORDERED.
Dated: January 6, 2021

_________________________________
GREGORY H. WOODS
United States District Judge

Signed at 7 p.m.
Issued orally January 5, 2021
at approximately 5:50 p.m.

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