Elie v. Johnson et al
Filing
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SEALED MEMORANDUM DECISION denying 5 Motion for Writ ; denying 5 Motion for TRO. Signed by Judge Ted Stewart on 12/28/2010. (Attachments: # 1 Mailing Certificate)(asp) Modified on 1/12/2011 added SEALED to text(las). Modified on 2/2/2011 document unsealed per Order 47 (las).
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF UTAH
CENTRAL DIVISION
CHAD ELIE,
*SEALED*
Plaintiff,
MEMORANDUM DECISION AND
ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR
PREJUDGMENT WRIT AND
TEMPORARY RESTRAINING
ORDER
vs.
JEREMY JOHNSON, SUNFIRST BANK,
N.A., SUNFIRST CORP., TOWN &
COUNTRY BANK, TRIPLE SEVEN LLC,
SCOTT LEAVITT, JASON T. VOWELL,
TODD L. VOWELL, LOYD JOHNSTON,
and KERRY JOHNSON,
Case No. 2:10-CV-1273 TS
Defendants.
Before the Court is Plaintiff Chad Elie’s Motion for Prejudgment Writ and Temporary
Restraining Order.1 Plaintiff seeks to temporarily restrain Defendants Jeremy Johnson, Sunfirst
Bank, N.A., Sunfirst Corp., Town & Country Bank, Triple Seven LLC, Scott Leavitt, Jason T.
Vowell, Todd L. Vowell, Loyd Johnston, and Kerry Johnson (collectively, “Defendants”) from
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Docket No. 5.
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directly or indirectly spending, moving, transferring, secreting, assigning, conveying, destroying,
encumbering, liquidating, or in any other manner disposing of or preventing Plaintiff from
recovering monies belonging to Plaintiff. Plaintiff further seeks a prejudgment writ of
attachment over (1) bank accounts maintained at Sunfirst Bank, N.A., Sunfirst Corp, and Town
& Country Bank in which monies allegedly belonging to Plaintiff have been deposited; (2) bank
accounts, wherever maintained, in the names of Defendants Jeremy Johnson, Triple Seven LLC,
Scott Leavitt, Jason T. Vowell, Todd L. Vowell, Lloyd Johnston, and Kerry Johnson in which
monies allegedly belonging to Plaintiff have been deposited; (3) personal property of Defendant
Jeremy Johnson that was allegedly purchased or acquired with Plaintiff’s funds, including but not
limited to automobiles and aircrafts; (4) safes belonging to Defendant Kerry Johnson located at
his property, which contains cash and assets allegedly belonging to Plaintiff; (5) Kerry Johnson’s
stock in the JMD12-4-4-3 Well which was allegedly acquired with funds belonging to Plaintiff;
and (6) gold which was allegedly acquired with profits belonging to Plaintiff which are allegedly
being held by Defendants Jason T. Vowell and Todd L. Vowell.
Plaintiff seeks his relief ex parte. Under Rule 65 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure,
a court may enter temporary injunctive relief ex parte:
only if (A) specific facts in an affidavit or a verified complaint clearly show that
immediate and irreparable injury, loss or damage will result to the movant before
the adverse party can be heard in opposition; and (B) the movant’s attorney
certifies in writing any efforts made to give notice and the reasons why it should
not be required.2
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Fed.R.Civ.P. 65(b)(1) (emphasis added).
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In seeking ex parte relief, Plaintiff has failed to demonstrate how loss or damage will
result before the adverse party can be heard in opposition and has further failed to provide the
Court with a certified description of any efforts made to give notice or a discussion of why such
notice should not be required. Therefore, Plaintiff’s request for ex parte injunctive relief fails
and the Court will deny the motion.
Plaintiff further seeks an ex parte writ of attachment under Utah Rules of Civil Procedure
64A. Under the Utah Rules, “[i]f the plaintiff seeks a prejudgment writ prior to a hearing, the
plaintiff shall file an affidavit stating facts showing irreparable injury to the plaintiff before the
defendant can be heard or other reason notice should not be given.”3 This Plaintiff has failed to
do. Plaintiff has further failed to provide an affidavit containing the information required under
Utah Rules of Civil Procedure 64A(d). Therefore, Plaintiff’s request for ex parte writ of
attachment fails and the Court will deny the motion.
It is therefore,
ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Motion for Prejudgment Writ and Temporary Restraining
Order (Docket No. 5) is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.
DATED December 28, 2010.
BY THE COURT:
_____________________________________
TED STEWART
United States District Judge
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Utah.R.Civ.P. 64A(i).
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