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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

HAIR CLUB FOR MEN, LLC, a Delaware )

limited liability company, )

) 2:07-cv-546-GEB-KJM

Plaintiff, )

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v. ) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

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ELITE SOLUTIONS HAIR ALTERNATIVES, )

INC., a California corporation; )

DANIELLE EATON, an individual; and )

TINA MOSKAL, an individual, )

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Defendants. )

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant

Danielle Eaton ("Ms. Eaton") shall show cause (unless she waives the

right to do so) before this Court, located at 501 I Street, Suite

4-200, Sacramento, California, Courtroom No. 10, on April 2, 2007 at

10:00 a.m., why an order should not be entered granting Hair Club for

Men, LLC ("Hair Club") a preliminary injunction pursuant to Federal

Rule of Civil Procedure 65 that would: 

(a) Enjoin and restrain Ms. Eaton and any of her agents,

servants, employees and attorneys, and all those persons in active

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concert or participation with any of them who receive actual notice of

this Order by personal service or otherwise, from:

(i) Directly or indirectly, soliciting, or assisting any

other person, firm, corporation or other entity in soliciting, any

existing or prospective client or customer of Hair Club with whom she

worked or learned of during the course of her employment with Hair

Club to purchase or obtain products, services or licenses related to

Hair Club's business, other than for or on behalf of Hair Club;

(ii) Within twenty (20) miles of Hair Club's Sacramento

Facility, or any other Hair Club Facility, engaging directly in

non-surgical hair restoration and replacement;

(iii)Within twenty (20) miles of Hair Club's Sacramento

Facility, or any other Hair Club Facility, becoming employed by or

associated with, directly or indirectly, any person, firm,

corporation, or other entity engaged in Hair Club's business;

(iv) Within twenty (20) miles of Hair Club's Sacramento

Facility, or any other Hair Club Facility, directly or indirectly,

alone or in association with others, or in any capacity owning,

managing, operating, controlling, consulting with, providing financing

to or investing in any business that competes, directly or indirectly,

with Hair Club;

(v) Directly or indirectly revealing, disclosing or

publishing, or authorizing anyone else to reveal, disclose or publish

Hair Club's Confidential Information, including without limitation the

client lists and lead lists of Hair Club to any person, firm,

corporation or other entity, or directly or indirectly using, or

authorizing anyone else to use, the Confidential Information for any

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reason or purpose whatsoever, other than as expressly authorized by

Hair Club; and

(vi)Retaining possession of originals or copies of documents

and/or records of any nature in her possession, custody or control

which belong to Hair Club or relate to Hair Club's Confidential

Information, including without limitation the client lists and lead

lists of Hair Club, whether or not such information was produced by

her own efforts.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant

Tina Moskal ("Ms. Moskal") shall show cause (unless she waives the

right to do so) before this Court, located at 501 I Street, Suite

4-200, Sacramento, California, Courtroom No. 10, on April 2, 2007 at

10:00 a.m., why an order should not be entered granting Hair Club a

preliminary injunction pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65

that would: 

(b) Enjoin and restrain Ms. Moskal and any of her agents,

servants, employees and attorneys, and all those persons in active

concert or participation with any of them who receive actual notice of

this Order by personal service or otherwise, from:

(i) Directly or indirectly soliciting, or aiding in

soliciting, any business relating to non-surgical hair replacement or

non-surgical hair restoration from any customer or customers of Hair

Club with whom she worked or learned of during the course of her

employment with Hair Club to purchase or obtain products, services or

licenses related to Hair Club's business, other than for or on behalf

of Hair Club;

(ii) Dealing with, or providing hair replacement services

to, any Hair Club customers whom she solicited to come to Elite;

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(iii)Directly or indirectly using or disclosing to any

persons customer lists, including customer contact information (past,

present, or prospective) and requirements for present and prospective

Hair Club customers as well as any other records, statistics or other

information acquired by her in the course of her employment at Hair

Club in any capacity whatsoever; and

(iv) Retaining possession of Hair Club's property including,

without limitation, Hair Club's customer lists (past, present or

prospective), price lists, lists of employees, requirements for past,

present or prospective customers of Hair Club, as well as other

records, statistics or other information acquired by her in the course

of her employment.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant

Elite Solutions Hair Alternatives Incorporated ("Elite") shall show

cause (unless it waives the right to do so) before this Court, located

at 501 I Street, Suite 4-200, Sacramento, California, Courtroom No.

10, on April 2, 2007 at 10:00 a.m., why an order should not be entered

granting Hair Club a preliminary injunction pursuant to Federal Rule

of Civil Procedure 65 that would: 

(c) Enjoin and restrain Elite and any of its officers, agents,

servants, employees and attorneys, and all those persons in active

concert or participation with any of them who receive actual notice of

this Order by personal service or otherwise, from:

(i) Directly or indirectly revealing, disclosing or

publishing, or authorizing anyone else to reveal, disclose or publish

Hair Club's Confidential Information, including without limitation the

client lists and lead lists of Hair Club to any person, firm,

corporation or other entity, or directly or indirectly using, or

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authorizing anyone else to use, the Confidential Information for any

reason or purpose whatsoever, other than as expressly authorized by

Hair Club.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that, pending

the hearing on Hair Club's motion for a preliminary injunction, Ms.

Eaton, and any of her agents, servants, employees and attorneys, and

those persons in active concert or participation with them who receive

actual notice of this Order by personal service or otherwise, are

hereby temporarily restrained from committing any of the acts set

forth in paragraphs (i) – (vii) of the preceding section (a).

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that, pending

the hearing on Hair Club's Motion for a preliminary injunction, Ms.

Moskal and any her agents, servants, employees and attorneys, and

those persons in active concert or participation with them who receive

actual notice of this Order by personal service or otherwise, are

hereby temporarily restrained from committing any of the acts set

forth in paragraphs (i) – (iv) of the preceding section (b).

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that, pending

the hearing on Hair Club's Motion for a preliminary injunction, Elite

and any its officers, agents, servants, employees and attorneys, and

those persons in active concert or participation with them who receive

actual notice of this Order by personal service or otherwise, are

hereby temporarily restrained from committing any of the acts set

forth in paragraph (i) of the preceding section (c).

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the temporary restraining order

shall remain in effect until the date for the hearing on the order to

show cause set forth above or on any such further date set by the

Court.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that service of a copy of this Order

to Show Cause, the Temporary Restraining Order, the Complaint, the

Motion and all supporting declarations, exhibits and memoranda of

points and authorities shall be attempted upon Ms. Eaton, Ms. Moskal

and Elite (collectively, "Defendants") in a manner consistent with

service of process requirements in the State of California on March

22, 2007 and shall be completed no later than March 26, 2007.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants' opposition papers, if

any, shall be filed with the Clerk of this Court. Any opposition

shall be filed and served on Hair Club no later than March 27, 2007 at

4:00 p.m. If any Defendant elects not to retain counsel, that

Defendant can elect to serve the opposition on the attorneys for Hair

Club by either delivering copies to the offices of DLA Piper US LLP,

2000 University Avenue, East Palo Alto, California 94303, or sending

copies via facsimile to (650) 833-2001, to the attention of Steven G.

Cohen. Plaintiff will have until March 29, 2007 at 4:00 p.m. to file

and serve any reply to Defendants’ opposition.

Defendants are warned that any act in violation of any of

the terms of this Order after proper notice to it, may be considered

and prosecuted as contempt of this Court.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 22, 2007

 

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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