Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Coffindaffer

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

STAMP, District Judge.

Pending before this Court is the separate motion of plaintiff, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (“Merrill Lynch”) for a preliminary injunction pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65. For the reasons set forth below and following a hearing on that motion on May 31, 2000, the motion is GRANTED. 1

I. Procedural History 2

Merrill Lynch filed a verified complaint and separate motion seeking a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction on May 22, 2000. Following a…