Austin Powder Co. v. Wallwork

BROOKS, Chief Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION TO CASE

Plaintiff initiated this cause of action by filing a Complaint for Preliminary and Permanent Injunction and Damages on June 6, 1989. On the same day the plaintiff filed a Motion requesting a Temporary Restraining Order. Jurisdiction exists under 28 U.S.C. § 1332, diversity of citizenship.

In its Complaint the plaintiff, an Ohio Corporation, claimed that defendants, Todd Wallwork (Wallwork) and James Rutz (Rutz), both residents of Indiana and previous employees of defendant, violated no-compete clauses contained in employment contracts they entered…