Bailey

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JOHNNIE HARRY BAILEY, Case No. 3:19-cv-07669-WHO

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR A

v. TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER

JAMES DOUGLAS NURMI, Re: Dkt. No. 2 Defendant.

12 Before me is a motion for a temporary restraining order filed by plaintiff John Harry Bailey against defendant James Nurmi, the former Chief Technology Officer (“CTO”) of Thorium Cybersecurity, Bailey’s company. Although Nurmi, who apparently resides in Luxembourg, did not appear at the hearing, Bailey has submitted evidence showing that Nurmi has received actual notice of the existence of this case and of the pending motion. Because Bailey has made a showing of irreparable harm and the balance of hardships tips in his favor, I will grant the motion and enjoin Nurmi from accessing, manipulating, altering, or destroying the source code or other confidential information he has allegedly stolen from Thorium’s online accounts. Given that Bailey will have to…