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[quote=Anonymous]Curiosity got the best of me, here is the TRO.  Tom's lawyers cannot be happy about his recent e-mails since they seem to breach the court order.  (Note: This TRO expired yesterday but it was extended until Aug in a different filing).

Upon consideration of the Emergency Motion for Temporary Restraining Order (the “Motion”) and memorandum in support thereof filed by Plaintiff Stoddert Soccer League Inc. dba DC Soccer Club (“Plaintiff”), any opposition  by Thomas Walsh (“Mr. Walsh”), Brookland Athletic Club (“Brookland AC”), or Brookland C.A.R.E.S (collectively referred to with Mr. Walsh and Brookland AC as “Defendants”), and arguments heard at the temporary restraining order motions hearing on this 20th day of May, 2025, at 4:00 P.M., the Court hereby makes the following findings:

(1) [b]Plaintiff has a substantial likelihood of prevailing on the merits that Defendant Mr. Walsh breached his contractual and fiduciary obligations to Plaintiff, and that Defendants likewise tortiously interfered with Plaintiff’s contracts with its employees and business relationships with its clients, by soliciting Plaintiff’s employees and clients after improperly obtaining Plaintiff’s confidential information, and while Mr. Walsh is still employed by Plaintiff[/b]. The Court reaches this determination after consideration of the affidavit of Greg Andrulis, the evidence attached to Plaintiff’s Motion, the argument of counsel at the hearing held on this matter, and any further evidence presented at such a hearing.

(2) Plaintiff will suffer immediate and irreparable injury due to the loss of clients, reputational harm, and goodwill in the soccer community in D.C., such losses which are unable to be or are difficult to ascertain should Defendants not be enjoined as ordered herein. Plaintiffs have further demonstrated that immediate and irreparable harm will occur based on the facts presented that Defendants are actively recruiting Plaintiff’s employees and clients, and that given the nature of Plaintiff’s business, which operates from season to season, it will be unlikely that Plaintiff will be in a position to re-capture lost clients should Defendants be able to improperly solicit and compete for Plaintiff’s clients.

(3) More harm will result to Plaintiff than to Defendants by issuance of a temporary restraining order as Plaintiff stands to lose existing employees and clients absent temporary preliminary relief.

(4) Public interest weighs in favor of granting temporary preliminary relief as the public interest is served by enforcing agreements between parties, protecting against tortious interference between businesses, and protecting confidential information of local businesses.

Based on the foregoing findings, it is by this Court:

[b]ORDERED, that for the duration of this temporary restraining order, which expires on June 11, 2025, Defendants are enjoined, directly or indirectly, for themselves or any other person or entity, from soliciting, diverting, or attempting to provide products or services that are competitive to those provided by DCSC, to any Customer, Prospective Customer (as those terms are defined in Walsh’s Confidentiality and Non-Solicitation Agreement with DCSC) or otherwise encouraging any Customer or Prospective Customer of DCSC to end or alter their relationship with DCSC or to play for any other youth soccer organization[/b]; and it is further,

ORDERED, that for the duration of this temporary restraining order, which expires on June 11, 2025, Defendants are enjoined, directly or indirectly, for themselves or any other person or entity, from soliciting or recruiting any current or former consultant or employee (including coaches) of DSCS (as those terms are defined in Walsh’s Confidentiality and Non-Solicitation Agreement with DCSC) to leave, alter or end their relationship with DSCS or otherwise encouraging any Customer or Prospective Customer of DCSC to end or alter their relationship with DC or to play for another youth soccer organization; and it is further,

ORDERED, that for the duration of this temporary restraining order, which expires on June 11, 2025, Defendants are enjoined, directly or indirectly, for themselves or any other person or entity, from retaining, duplicating, altering, using, transferring or disclosing any DCSC Confidential Information (as that term is defined in Walsh’s Confidentiality and Non-Solicitation Agreement with DCSC), including, but not limited to player and family data, contact information or lists and team lists or rosters, or any documents or information derived from the use of DCSC Confidential Information and requiring that Defendants immediately return any documents, whether electronic or hard copy, in their possession or control containing or derived from DCSC Confidential Information to DCSC retaining no copies; and it is further,

ORDERED, that for the duration of this temporary restraining order, which expires on June 11, 2025, Brookland C.A.R.E.S. and Brookland AC are enjoined from encouraging, assisting or facilitating Mr. Walsh and all other DSCS coaches seeking to coach for Brookland AC from breaching their contractual obligations under their respective contracts with DCSC; and it is further, ORDERED, that for the duration of this temporary restraining order, which expires on June 11, 2025, Brookland CAAES and BrooklandAC are enjoined from holding youth soccer tryouts or practices.

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