Oxbo Fruit US Inc. v. Trident AG Services, LLC, et al.

I. INTRODUCTION

16 Plaintiff Oxbo Fruit US Inc. (Oxbo) initiated this case on March 27, 2025, by filing a 17 complaint, generally alleging that, after it acquired their shares of a business through a detailed 18 stock purchase contract, Defendants Nick Hansen, Estevan Tamez, and Kristopher Rodrick 19 took confidential information from Oxbo and used that information in their own company 20 (Defendant Trident Ag Services, LLC) to compete against Oxbo. (ECF No. 1). 21 Now before the Court is Oxbo’s motion for a preliminary injunction against Defendants 22 Trident Ag Services, LLC, Nick Hansen, Kristopher Rodrick, and Estevan Tamez (collectively 23 Defendants). (ECF No. 45). 24 As explained below, the Court will grant Oxbo’s motion, in part.1 25 \\\ 26 27 28 1 The parties have consented to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction for all proceedings, and on July 14, 2025, the formerly presiding District Judge reassigned the case to the undersigned. (ECF No. 40). 1 II. BACKGROUND 2 A. Oxbo’s Complaint 3 Oxbo’s complaint alleges that, on December 20, 2023, Oxbo acquired a company called 4 Westside Equipment Co., (Westside), which designs, manufactures, and distributes…