Dunn
Dunn v. Intellivest Securities, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
BRIAN DUNN, Petitioner, No. C 22-07355 WHA
v.
INTELLIVEST SECURITIES, INC., DENIAL OF PROVISIONAL RELIEF
AND ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
Respondent.
15 INTRODUCTION In this controversy between two investment firms, the immediate issue concerns whether one of the firms can maintain arbitration proceedings against the CEO and sole shareholder of the other. The CEO, our petitioner, seeks to enjoin the arbitration. For the reasons stated below, petitioner’s application is DENIED. Petitioner is ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE as to why this case should not be dismissed. STATEMENT At all material times, petitioner Brian Dunn was the CEO and sole shareholder of non- party Growth Capital Services, Inc., which helped raise capital for clients “seeking to make impact investments” (Petition ¶ 4). In December 2020, respondent Intellivest Securities, Inc., which ran a similar business, initiated an…