Amazon.Com, Inc. et al v. WDC Holdings LLC et al

Filing 99

MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Liam O'Grady on 7/28/2020. (awac, )

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
Alexandria Division

Amazon.com,Inc. et al.

Plaintiffs,
Civil Action No. l:20-cv-484

V.

Hon. Liam G'Grady
WDC Holdings LLC,et al..

Defendants.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

This matter comes before the Court on Plaintiffs Amazon.com,Inc. and Amazon Data

Services, Inc.'s ("Plaintiffs" or "Amazon") Motion for Preliminary Injunction. Dkt.41. On April
28,2020, the Court granted Plaintiffs' motion for an ex parte Temporary Restraining Order
("TRO"),and subsequently granted a motion to continue the hearing to convert the TRO to a
Preliminary Injunction ("PI")from Defendants Brian Watson and WDC Holdings, dihia.
Northstar Commercial Partners'("WDC"or "Northstar")(collectively,"Watson Defendants").'

'There are only two defendants opposing Amazon's proposed injunctive relief: Brian Watson
and WDC.In sum, Amazon argues there is a basis for an immediate entry of the PI against those
defendant entities that have not responded and/or are cooperating. Specifically, four other

defendants—Sterling NCP FF, LLC; Manassas NCP FF, LLC; NSIPI Administrative Manager,
and Villanova Trust—have not filed in response to the Court's Order(Dkt. 16) granting the
TRO. White Peaks Capital LLC("White Peaks") and NOVA WPC LLC("NOVA WPC")have

not filed, but have cooperated through counsel, complying with the "non-monetary aspects of the
TRO." See Supp. MacDonald Deck, Letter from White Peaks and NOVA WPC. The monetary
aspects have been satisfied in part, though they claim they do not have or control the funds to

satisfy Paragraph 3 ofthe order ($17,730,000.00) because of a transfer already made to an entity
under Watson's control, and because of cooperation with the criminal investigation. As such,
compliance with the PI is unopposed by White Peaks and NOVA WPC. Plaintiffs also bring this
action against Doe Defendants 1-20, as the full scale and complexity of Defendants' enterprise
activities is not yet known.

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