Asheboro Paper and Packaging, Inc. v. Dickinson

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

THOMAS D. SCHROEDER, District Judge.

Before the court is the motion of Plaintiff Asheboro Paper and Packaging, Inc. (“Asheboro Paper”), to preliminarily enjoin its former employee, Defendant Mark Allen Dickinson, Jr. (“Dickinson”), from competing with it and using or disclosing alleged confidential and proprietary information. (Doc. 9.) On January 15, 2009, the court heard argument on Dickinson’s motion for expedited discovery (Doc. 12) and granted the parties the right to conduct discovery limited to issues raised by Asheboro Paper’s request for injunctive relief.…