Supreme Court of California

Under principles of judicial restraint and comity, a temporary restraining order issued by a California court to enjoin the commencement of litigation over a noncompetition agreement in Minnesota was improper, but the Minnesota action does not divest California of jurisdiction.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/19/2002
• Published 12/19/2002

Judges

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
•  Horvitz & Levy, David M. Axelrad, Andrea M. Gauthier, Mary-Christine Sungaila, Encino;  Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, Roman M. Silberfeld, Los Angeles, Ernest I. Reveal, Bernice Conn and Susan L. Dunbar, for Defendant and Appellant and for Petitioner., Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, John J. Swenson, Miguel A. Estrada, Salinas, Georgiana G. Rodiger and Tanya M. Acker, Los Angeles, for Aetna, Inc., Aetna U.S. Healthcare Inc., and Aetna U.S. Healthcare of California, Inc., as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant and Petitioner., Mike Hatch, Attorney General (Minnesota), for State of Minnesota as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant and Petitioner., King & Kent, K. Andrew Kent, Santa Barbara, and Gregory N. Albright, Cambria, for Southern California Intellectual Property Rights Coalition as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant and Petitioner., No appearance for Respondent Superior Court., Loeb & Loeb, Fred B. Griffin, Todd M. Malynn, Century City;  Feldman, Gale & Weber, Michael J. Weber, James A. Gale, Miami, FL;  Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland and Robin Meadow, Los Angeles, for Plaintiffs and Respondents and for Real Parties in Interest., Donald E. Warner, Jr., Los Angeles, for California Staffing Professionals as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Respondents and Real Parties in Interest.,  Ronald J. Gilson, Stanford, as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Respondents and Real Parties in Interest., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Richard M. Frank, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Herschel T. Elkins, Assistant Attorney General, Ronald Reiter and Joseph Ragazzo, Deputy Attorneys General, as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Respondents and Real Parties in Interest., James P. Stoneman II, Claremont, for California Employment Lawyers Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Respondents and Real Parties in Interest., Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati, Ulrico S. Rosales, Tait Graves and David R. Burtt, Palo Alto, for Broadcom Corporation as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Respondents and Real Parties in Interest.