Howington
Howington v. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 DEBORAH HOWINGTON, et al., Case No. 24-cv-05684-VKD
Plaintiffs, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS' v. MOTION FOR TEMPORARY
RESTRAINING ORDER
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., et al., Re: Dkt. No. 50 12 Defendants.
13 On April 4, 2025, plaintiffs Deborah Howington, James Perry, Elena Huizar, Lacey Bostick, Modupe Adesemoye, Marc Popisteanu, Nicole Carrier, Michael Winn, Edward McKinley, Wendy Lara Prieto, Luis Zepeda, Phillip Sterbinsky, and Samuel Langley (collectively, “plaintiffs”) moved for a temporary restraining order (“TRO”). Dkt. No. 50. Plaintiffs seek an order requiring defendants Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., TSMC North America, TSMC Technology, Inc., TSMC Arizona Corporation, and TSMC Washington, LLC (collectively, “TSMC”) to rescind a March 18, 2025 decision terminating the employment of putative class member Michelle Bernardo and to immediately reinstate Ms.…