MetaQuotes Ltd. v. MetaQuotes Software Corp.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

METAQUOTES LTD. et al., Case No. 8:22-cv-00462-SB-DFM

Plaintiffs,

v. FINDINGS OF FACT AND

CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

METAQUOTES SOFTWARE CORP.

et al.,

Defendants.

Following the entry of default against all other Defendants, the only claims remaining for trial were Plaintiffs MetaQuotes Ltd. and MetaQuotes Software Corp.’s claims against Defendant Jian He. The Court held a bench trial on April 24, 2023. All three witnesses—Tomokazu Suzu, Fivos Georgiades, and Defendant He—previously testified at the April 22, 2022 evidentiary hearing on Plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction. To avoid redundancy, the Court accepted the parties’ stipulation for the Court to receive the witnesses’ prior testimony as if it were presented live at trial and to evaluate their testimony and make credibility determinations based on both the transcripts of their prior testimony and the additional testimony on direct and cross-examination at trial. After evaluating the evidence at trial and considering the parties’ written submissions, the Court issues the findings of fact and conclusions of law…