Pivato

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ALLWORTH FINANCIAL LP, No. 2:23-cv-00829-TLN-KJN Plaintiff, v. ORDER JILL PIVATO, Defendant. 16 This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff Allworth Financial, LP’s (“Plaintiff”) Application for a Temporary Restraining Order (“TRO”). (ECF No. 2.) Defendant Jill Pivato (“Defendant”) filed an opposition. (ECF No. 15.) Plaintiff filed a reply. (ECF No. 16.) For the reasons set forth below, the Court DENIES Plaintiff’s application. /// /// /// /// /// /// /// /// I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND In December 2019, Plaintiff, an SEC registered investment advisory firm, hired Defendant as a financial advisor and assigned her a group of clients to service on Plaintiff’s behalf. (Id. at 2.) Defendant resigned on April 21, 2023. (ECF No. 1 at 2.) Plaintiff alleges that prior to Defendant’s departure, Defendant downloaded and took Plaintiff’s trade secret materials — including client…