Barney

ORDER ON MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION (Doc. 29.)

INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff Smith Barney seeks to prohibit permanently defendants Jason Gordo (“Mr.Gordo”), Jeff Burrow (“Mr.Burrow”), and Valley Wealth, Incorporated (“Valley Wealth”) to solicit Smith Barney clients and to use or destroy information which financial advisors Mr. Burrow and Mr. Gordo acquired during their Smith Barney employment and which Smith Barney characterizes as its trade secrets. Smith Barney also seeks return from Mr. Burrow and Mr. Gordo of all documents and records containing Smith Barney trade secrets. Defendants contend that they have acted “lawfully and properly” and have returned to Smith Barney all materials required by this Court’s prior orders to warrant denial of a preliminary injunction. Defendants claim that they are entitled to access to information about their clients and which defendants have collected and maintained for the clients for many years. This Court considered Smith Barney’s preliminary injunction motion on the record and without a hearing, pursuant to this Court’s Local Rule 78-230(h). For the reasons discussed below, this Court PROHIBITS defendants, up to March 7, 2009, to solicit…