Yatskov

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 TESLA, INC., Case No. 22-cv-02725-JD

Plaintiff, ORDER RE ATTORNEYS' FEES v.

ALEXANDER YATSKOV, Defendant.

11 Plaintiff Tesla filed a complaint and an application for a temporary restraining order (TRO) alleging that defendant Alexander Yatskov misappropriated Tesla’s trade secrets. See Dkt. Nos. 1, 5. At a hearing on the TRO application, the Court got the parties to agree to targeted discovery and computer forensic work, and ordered Yatskov not to do anything with any electronic files in his possession that contained information obtained from Tesla. Dkt. No. 25. The Court expressly stated that it would hold the TRO application “in abeyance” pending further order, and left all questions about the merits of Tesla’s claims for another day. Id. That day did not come to pass in this forum because the case was ordered to arbitration based on the employment agreement between the parties. Dkt. No. 52. Yatskov construes these developments to mean that he…