J.P. Morgan Securities, LLC v. Alexander

Filing 7

OPINION AND ORDER granting 2 Motion for TRO. This order is effective immediately and shall extend for fourteen days. Signed by Chief Judge Edmund A. Sargus on 6/9/2017. (mas)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
EASTERN DIVISION

JF MORGAN SECURITIES, LLC,

Plaintiff,

Case No. 2:17-cv-494

V.

CHIEF JUDGE EDMUND A. SARGUS, JR.
Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson

PHILLIP ALEXANDER,
Defendant.

OPINION AND ORDER

This matter is before the court for consideration of the plaintiffs motion for a

temporary restraining order. (ECF No. 2.) The court heard from the parties in an on the record
phone call of this same day. The parties have agreed to the entry of a stay put order designed to
preserve the status quo prior to the empaneling of an arbitration panel. The plaintiff waives no
rights to any claim or damages by entering into this agreed order. The defendant admits no
liability by entering into this agreed order.
1.

For the term of fourteen days, the defendant will not solicit any employee of

the plaintiff in an attempt to cause such employee to terminate work with the
plaintiff. The defendant will not use in any maimer any confidential business
record of any kind of the plaintiff, including customer lists or contact information.

The defendant shall forthwith return to the plaintiff any confidential business
records, if any, including customer lists or contact information, in his possession.
2.

The defendant shall not contact, directly or indirectly, any previous customer

of his while in employ of the plaintiff, provided that he may receive and reply to
calls, emails, letters or texts received by him from such previous customers. He

shall maintain a record of all such received and/or responded to calls, emails,
letters or texts and shall preserve all such information for at least the duration of
this case. He will not oppose a future discovery request by the plaintiff to review
such information.

3.

The parties agree that no bond is required, since no property is involved in

this order. This order is effective immediately and shall extend for fourteen days.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

W-^-Jion
DATE

EDMUND A. SARGUS» JR.
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE