Arroyo Escondido, LLC v. Balmoral Farm, Inc.

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2 3 4 5 6 7 United States District Court Central District of California 10 11 ARROYO ESCONDIDO, LLC, Case No: 2:19-cv-08464-ODW (DFMx)

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v. BALMORAL FARMS, INC. et al., ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S REQUEST FOR A TEMPORARY Defendants. RESTRAINING ORDER [16] 16 I. INTRODUCTION On October 1, 2019, Plaintiff Arroyo Escondido, LLC filed suit against 19 Defendants Balmoral Farms, Inc. (“Balmoral”), Traci Brooks, and Carleton Brooks. 20 (See Compl., ECF No. 1.) Presently before the Court is Plaintiff’s Request for a 21 Temporary Restraining Order (“TRO”) to take measurements of the sport horse 22 (“New Moon”). (TRO 1, ECF No. 16.) For the reasons discussed below, the Court 23 DENIES the TRO. II. BACKGROUND On or about April 15, 2018, Plaintiff through its managing member Dr. Christi 26 Payan (“Payan”) purchased New Moon from Defendant Balmoral for $190,000 for 27 high-level equestrian competition. (Compl. ¶ 9.) Payan involved Peter …