Bryant
BGC, Inc. v. Bryant
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 BGC, INC., Case No. 22-cv-04801-JSC
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S
v. RENEWED MOTION FOR A
TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER
KIMBERLY BRYANT, Re: Dkt. No. 27 Defendant.
12 Plaintiff, BGC, Inc., alleges that its founder and former CEO, Kimberly Bryant, hijacked the company’s website following her removal by the Board of Directors on August 12, 2022. The Court previously denied BGC’s motion for a temporary restraining order (TRO) finding that it had not shown a likelihood of success on the merits of its legal claims as currently pled. (Dkt. No. 23.) BGC thereafter filed an amended complaint and renewed TRO alleging that after her removal Ms. Bryant (1) rerouted the company domain names to a new domain and website, and (2) deleted and altered data related to the BGC website, rendering BGC’s website nonfunctional. (Dkt. Nos. 26, 27.) After carefully considering the parties’ briefs, the relevant legal authority, and the …