Institute for Motivational Living, Inc. v. Doulos Institute for Strategic Consulting, Inc.

*285OPINION

CHERTOFF, Circuit Judge.

Appellant, Robert J. Gosselin, Sr., and his now-defunct company provided consulting services to appellee Institute for Motivational Living, Inc. (“Institute”), and its affiliates, under an agreement which began on January 1, 2000, and terminated on May 24, 2001. The Institute sued Gosselin and his company in District Court to return certain proprietary materials, and to claim damages for alleged copyright and trademark infringement, misappropriation of trade secrets, and other torts. The District Court entered a discovery preservation order, mandating that…