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Parties Involved:
Allied Waste Services of North America, LLC
Plaintiff
Christopher Allen Catron
Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ALLIED WASTE SERVICES OF NORTH 

AMERICA, LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

CHRISTOPHER ALLEN CATRON,

Defendant.

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

ORDER GRANTING EX PARTE 

APPLICATION FOR TEMPORARY 

RESTRAINING ORDER AND ORDER TO 

SHOW CAUSE AS TO WHY A 

PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION SHOULD 

NOT BE ISSUED

Pursuant to Rule 65(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Local Rule 231, 

Plaintiff Allied Waste Services of North America, LLC (“Plaintiff”) filed an application for a 

temporary restraining order and an order to show cause why a preliminary injunction should not 

issue on November 2, 2015.1 Upon consideration of the application, and for good cause shown, 

the Court HEREBY ORDERS as follows:

1. The Court finds that Plaintiff has demonstrated a substantial likelihood of success 

on the merits of its claims against Defendant Christopher Catron (“Defendant” or “Catron”) for 

violation of the California Uniform Trade Secrets Act based on his alleged acquisition of Allied’s 

 

1 This matter has been submitted on the briefing pursuant to Local Rule 230(g) because the Court has 

concluded that oral argument would not be of material assistance in deciding this Motion. Plaintiff has requested to 

appear before the Court by telephone. (ECF No. 10.) Because the Court is not holding oral arguments on this matter, 

Plaintiff’s request is hereby DENIED as MOOT.

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trade secrets and breach of contract in connection with his alleged breach of multiple 

confidentiality agreements between the parties. The Court further finds that Plaintiff has 

demonstrated that, without an order from this Court, it will suffer irreparable harm and that the 

balance of hardships strongly favors Plaintiff. Accordingly, the Court finds that a temporary 

restraining order and order to show cause as to why a preliminary injunction should not issue are 

in the public interest.

2. The Court HEREBY TEMPORARILY RESTRAINS, ENJOINS, and ORDERS 

Defendant as follows:

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

Confidential Information, including its Customer List; 

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 property obtained by Catron from 

Allied; 

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; 

3. For good cause showing, no security is required in this matter.

4. Defendant is hereby ordered to show cause as to why this order should not be 

extended until the conclusion of this litigation. Defendant shall file a response with this Court 

within fourteen (14) days of the entry of this Order.

5. Depending on the Court’s determination of Defendant’s briefing in response to the 

Order to Show Cause, the Court may require that:

a. Catron submit to the inspection of his personal and work 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 

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b. Catron appear for an expedited deposition. 

6. This Order and all supporting pleadings and papers shall be served upon 

Defendant by November 13, 2015.

7. Because this matter has been decided on the briefing submitted to this Court 

without oral argument, Plaintiff’s request to appear telephonically (ECF No. 10) is hereby 

DENIED as MOOT.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 3, 2015

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