UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
OSBORNE PARTNERS CAPITAL
MANAGEMENT, LLC, Case No. 22-cv-02689-RS
Plaintiff,
ORDER ON MOTION FOR TRO AND
v. EXPEDITED DISCOVERY
LIA WHISLER, et al., Defendants.
I. INTRODUCTION Osborne Partners Capital Management (“Osborne”) seeks a Temporary Restraining Order (“TRO”) against its former employee Lia Whisler and her new employer, Parallel Advisors (“Parallel”). It accuses Whisler of stealing trade secrets, specifically client information she used in attempting to convince her existing clients to move to Parallel. Osborne cannot establish that it is likely to succeed on the merits of its claims, so for the reasons further set out below, its motion for a TRO is denied. Osborne’s motion for expedited discovery is granted, subject to conditions explained herein, as is limited expedited discovery for Defendants. II. BACKGROUND From 2018 until April 29, 2022,…