Constellation Brands U.S. Operations, Inc. v. The Vineyard House, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 3 CONSTELLATION BRANDS U.S. Case No. 4:20-cv-00238-YGR

OPERATIONS, INC.,

5 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION v. Re: Dkt. Nos. 4, 5,

THE VINEYARD HOUSE, LLC,

8 Defendant.

9 On February 20, 2020, the Court heard oral argument on plaintiff Constellation Brands 10 U.S. Operations, Inc.’s (“Constellation”) motion for preliminary injunction, which was fully 11 briefed by the parties. (See Dkt. Nos. 5, 18, 20.) For the extensive reasons stated on the record, 12 and confirmed and stated herein, having carefully considered the briefing and arguments submitted in this matter, the Court GRANTS Constellation’s motion for a preliminary injunction.1 14 In order to determine whether a preliminary injunction should issue, the moving party must 15 establish that: (i) it is likely to succeed on the merits; (ii) it is likely to suffer irreparable harm in 16 the absence of preliminary relief; (iii) the balance of equities tips in its favor; and (iv) an 17…