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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract

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Case No. 1:15-cv-01654-TLN-EPG

STIPULATED PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AND ORDER

DANIELLE OCHS,CA Bar No. 178677

dot@ogletreedeakins.com

BECKI D. GRAHAM,CA Bar No. 238010

becki.graham@ogletreedeakins.com

OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & STEWART, P.C.

Steuart Tower, Suite 1300

One Market Plaza

San Francisco, CA 94105

Telephone: 415.442.4810

Facsimile: 415.442.4870

Attorneys for Plaintiff

ALLIED WASTE SERVICES OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC

CHRISTOPHER ALLEN CATRON

671 Omaha Avenue

Clovis, CA 93619

Telephone: (559) 288-2949

Defendant, In Pro Per

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ALLIED WASTE SERVICES OF 

NORTH AMERICA, LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

CHRISTOPHER ALLEN CATRON,

Defendant.

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AND ORDER

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WHEREAS, on October 30, 2015, Plaintiff Allied Waste Service of North America, LLC 

(“Plaintiff” or “Allied”) filed the above-captioned action against Defendant Christopher Allen 

Catron (“Defendant” or “Catron”) (collectively, the “Parties”) for alleged violation of the 

California Uniform Trade Secrets Act based on his alleged acquisition of Allied’s trade secrets, and 

breach of contract in connection with his alleged breach of multiple confidentiality agreements 

between the Parties.

WHEREAS, on November 3, 2015, the Court issued a temporary restraining order and 

order to show cause as to why a preliminary injunction should not be issued (“OSC”) against 

Catron on the grounds that Allied had demonstrated a substantial likelihood of success on the 

merits of its claims against Catron. The Court further found that Plaintiff has demonstrated that, 

without an order from this Court, Allied will suffer irreparable harm, that the balance of hardships 

strongly favors Allied, and that issuance of a temporary restraining order and OSC were in the 

public interest.

WHEREAS, the Court ordered Catron to file a response to the Court’s OSC within 14 days 

of entry of the OSC.

WHEREAS, the Parties now wish to stipulate and agree to the issuance of a preliminary 

injunction, as set forth herein, in lieu of Catron filing a response to the Court’s OSC.

NOW THEREFORE, the Parties stipulate and agree as follows:

1. The Parties agree that during the pendency of this action or until the Court otherwise 

orders, Defendant (and anyone acting on his behalf who receives actual notice of this Stipulation 

and Proposed Order) is hereby preliminarily restrained and enjoined as follows:

a. Catron is enjoined from possessing, using or disclosing any of Allied’s

Confidential Information, including its Customer List (as those terms are 

defined in Plaintiff’s Complaint); 

b. Catron is required to account for (through expedited discovery) and return to 

Allied any and all of Allied’s property and Confidential Information, including 

its Customer List and any obtained by Catron from Allied; 

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c. Catron is required to provide a written acknowledgment confirming that he has 

returned all of Allied’s property and Confidential Information, including its 

Customer List; 

d. Catron is required to submit to the inspection of his email, servers, hard drives, 

computer(s), mobile devices, PDAs, USB drives and other computer equipment 

utilized by Catron, including any hosted equipment, by a forensic expert to 

ensure that Allied’s Confidential Information, including its Customer List, does 

not exist on such devices; and 

e. Catron is required to appear for an expedited deposition within ten (10) business 

days of the date of this order on a date to be agreed upon by the parties.

2. No security is required in this matter.

3. The Parties shall enter a confidentiality agreement and proposed stipulated 

protective order governing the use and disclosure of confidential information in connection with 

this litigation.

DATED: November 20, 2015 OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & 

STEWART, P.C.

By: /s/ Danielle Ochs

DANIELLE OCHS

BECKI D. GRAHAM

Attorneys for Plaintiff

ALLIED WASTE SERVICES OF NORTH 

AMERICA, LLC

DATED: November 17, 2015

By: /s/

 CHRISTOPHER ALLEN CATRON

 Defendant, In Pro Per

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ORDER 

SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 20, 2015

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