Micro Signal Research, Inc. v. Otus

BOUDIN, Chief Judge.

Nuri Otus and Maureen Cunningham, defendants in the district court, seek review of three interlocutory orders entered by the district court at the behest of the plaintiff, Micro Signal Research, Inc. (“Micro”). The purpose of the orders was to provide security to satisfy the money judgment that Micro is seeking against the defendants.

The facts, drawn from the initial filings in the district court, appear as follows. Otus and Cunningham are married to each other and work together in business ventures. One of their ventures involved a business entity called AuctioNet.…