Minnesota Power & Light Co. v. Hockett

ORDER

Minnesota Power & Light Company (“MPL”) sued Michael Hockett in federal district court to enforce certain non-compete and non-disclosure agreements. The district court entered a preliminary injunction against Hockett, but eventually dismissed the case for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Hockett then filed a motion, with the district court for an award of attorneys’ fees under the injunction bond, relying upon Indiana law and based on MPL’s alleged bad faith. A magistrate judge recommended, and the district court agreed, that federal law governed and prohibited Hockett’s request for…