First Foundation Inc. v.Thomas Munson Giddings

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SOUTHERN DIVISION 11 12 13 FIRST FOUNDATION INC. et al., Case No.: CV 20-00359-DOC-KES 14 Plaintiffs, 15 16 v. ORDER GRANTING PRELIMINARY THOMAS MUNSON GIDDINGS et al., INJUNCTION Defendants. 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Before the Court are Plaintiffs First Foundation Inc. and First Foundation Advisors (“FFI,” “FFA,” and collectively “Plaintiffs”), and Defendants Thomas Munson Giddings and Louis Pancoast Abel (“Giddings,” “Abel,” and collectively “Defendants”). Having reviewed all submissions by the parties and considered their testimony and argument at the hearing in this matter, the Court now GRANTS a preliminary injunction pending the resolution of this case. I. Background A. Facts The following facts are drawn from Plaintiffs’ first application for a temporary restraining order (“First Application”) (Dkt. 6). Plaintiff FFI is the parent corporation of Plaintiff 10 FFA, the latter of which is a Registered1 Investment Advisor offering…