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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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Temporary Restraining Order

Stuart N. Bennett (Colorado State Bar No. 5682)

(Pro Hac Vice Application Pending)

Kim M. Ruckdaschel-Haley (California State Bar No. 222146)

(Admission Petition Pending)

Patrick G. Compton (Colorado State Bar No. 34425)

(Pro Hac Vice Application Pending – Designated Counsel for Service)

LINDQUIST & VENNUM, P.L.L.P.

80 S. Eighth Street, Suite 4200 

Minneapolis, MN 55402

Telephone: (612) 371-3211

Facsimile: (612) 371-3207

and

Abe Lampart (State Bar No. 92406)

Joshua A. Gratch (State Bar No. 166732)

Law Offices of Abe Lampart, P.C.

456 Montgomery Street, Suite 1300

San Francisco, CA 94104

Telephone: (415) 274-0999

Facsimile: (415) 274-2563

Attorneys for Plaintiff

Smith Barney, a division of Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FRESNO DIVISION

SMITH BARNEY, a division of CASE NO. CV F O8-0373 LJO GSA

CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS 

INC., TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER

(Docs. 4, 5, 10.)

 Plaintiff,

 vs.

JEFF BURROW; JASON GORDO; and

VALLEY WEALTH,

INCORPORATED,

 Defendants.

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Plaintiff Smith Barney moved for a temporary restraining order against Defendants Jeff

Burrow, Jason Gordo, and Valley Wealth, Incorporated and filed a supporting brief on legal issues

presented by the motion; along with supporting affidavits and a proposed Order. 

The Court, having reviewed the record, hereby orders as follows:

The Court grants Plaintiff’s motion for a temporary restraining Order.

The Court finds that (1) the plaintiff will suffer immediate and irreparable harm if this

temporary restraining order is not issued, (2) defendants will not suffer irreparable harm if this Order

issues, (3) plaintiff will likely prevail on the merits of its Complaint, and (4) public policy is

furthered by issuance of this Order.

THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

(1) Pending further Order of this Court, Defendants Jeff Burrow, Jason Gordo, and

Valley Wealth, Incorporated, and all persons acting under, in concert with, or for

them, including, but not limited to, any officer, agent, representative or employee

of Valley Wealth, Incorporated, are hereby temporarily restrained and enjoined

from:

(a) disposing of, destroying or altering in anywaySmith Barney’s Trade Secrets,

including, specifically, information relating or pertaining to Smith Barney’s

current and former clients that are in their possession or control, 

(b) soliciting or accepting any business from, or initiating any further contact or

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communication with any client or customer of Plaintiff whom Defendants

served or whose names became known to Defendants while employed at

Plaintiff;

(c) accepting any business or account transfers from any customers whose

records or information Defendants used in violation of their contractual and

trade secret obligations to Plaintiff, and any customer whom Defendants may

have contacted through the use of information received by Defendants while

employed by Plaintiff;

(d) accepting any business or account transfers from any customers or clients of

Plaintiff whom Defendants, or anyone acting on Defendants’ behalf or in

concert with Defendants, have solicited at any time in the past for the purpose

of doing business with Defendants (excluding members of Defendants’

immediate family);

(2) Defendants shall immediately return to Plaintiff all documents and records,

including originals, copies, and other reproductions, in whatever form including

 that which is stored on any form of electronic media, containing Plaintiff’s trade

secrets and confidential client information, in the possession, custody or control of

Defendants. 

(3) Defendants shall further provide to Plaintiff their personal computers for

inspection and removal of any and all trade secrets, confidential client information

 and other property belonging to Plaintiff.

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(4) Defendants are directed to show cause in papers to oppose a preliminary injunction

why all persons acting under, in concert with or for them, should not be enjoined

during the pendency of this action from copying, disposing of, destroying, altering,

disclosing, misappropriating, and using Plaintiff’s trade secrets, and to return the

same to Plaintiff, and from contacting Plaintiff’s clients, soliciting Plaintiff’s clients,

or interfering with Plaintiff’s existing contractual relationships and prospective

economic advantage.

(5) No later than seven days after service of this order on Defendants, Defendants may

file and serve papers to seek to modify or dissolve this temporary restraining order;

(6) No bond is required by defendants; 

(7) Defendants shall serve this temporary restraining order on defendants and their

counsel by a means to accomplish service most expediently; and

(8) Defendants may seek a preliminary injunction by filing papers and setting a hearing

in compliance with this Court’s Local Rule 78-230(b).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 18, 2008 /s/ Lawrence J. O'Neill 

66h44d UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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