Carey

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 STORZ MANAGEMENT COMPANY, a No. 2:18-cv-00068-TLN-DB California Corporation, and STORZ REALTY, INC., Plaintiffs, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS’

MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY

v. INJUNCTION ANDREW CAREY, an individual, and MARK WEINER, an individual, 16 Defendants. 17 18 This matter is before the Court on Plaintiffs Storz Management Company (“SMC”) and Storz Realty, Inc.’s (“SRI”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) Motion for Preliminary Injunction. (ECF No. 8.) Defendants Andrew Carey (“Carey”) and Mark Weiner (“Weiner”) (collectively, “Defendants”) filed an opposition. (ECF No. 23.) Plaintiffs filed a reply. (ECF No. 25.) For the reasons set forth below, Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction is DENIED. /// /// /// /// /// I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND Plaintiffs allege that Defendants, who were SMC’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer/Chief Operating Officer, secretly started a competing business —…