Erisat-Eritrean Satellite Television v. Henok Tekle Gebrekidan ( 2024 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT ? CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WESTERN DIVISION 11 12 | ERISAT-ERITREAN SATELLITE Case No. CV 24-1121-DMG (AJRx) 13 |PPEEVISION, PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION 14 Plaintiff, 15 V. 16 |ERISATFORJUSTICE, 17 Defendants. 18 19 This matter came before the Court on Plaintiff Erisat-Eritrean Satellite Television’s (“EEST’’) Motion for Preliminary Injunction. [Doc. #2 (“MPI’”).] Neither 71 Defendant Henok Tekle Gebrekidan nor Erisat for Justice entered an appearance in the 22 case, nor did they file any Opposition to the MPI. The Court has duly considered 23 EEST’s briefs, evidence, and argument, and has granted the MPI. 24 The Court has found that issuance of a preliminary injunction is warranted. EEST 25 || has demonstrated that the law and facts clearly favor its position on its conversion claim 26 || and it is likely to suffer irreparable injury in the absence of a preliminary injunction. 27 || See Order re MPI at 4—5 (citing Winter v. Nat. Res. Def. Council, Inc., 555 U.S. 7, 20 28 1 | (2008)) [Doc. # 18]. The balance of equities tips in Plaintiffs favor and a preliminary 2 || injunction is in the public interest. Jd. 3 IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows: 4 For the reasons explained in the MPI Order, Plaintiff is granted preliminary 5 || injunctive relief as described below: 6 1. During the pendency of this action, Gebrekidan and any entity or individual with 7 whom he 1s affiliated, involved, or associated are hereby enjoined from, directly g or indirectly, using any property belonging to EEST, including: any of EEST’s 9 social media accounts, including YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok; 10 EEST’s broadcast network accounts; EEST’s Donor Box account; any EEST ll human resources contact lists and/or donor lists; any EEST email accounts; and any EEST websites. 13 2. Gebrekidan must return all property belonging to EEST, including passwords and 14 login information, to EEST within three business days after personal service of 15 this Order. 16 EEST shall personally serve the Order re MPI and this Preliminary Injunction 17 || Order on Gebrekidan, and shall file a Proof of Service within three days of such service. 18 || This injunction goes into effect as soon as proper service is effectuated and shall remain 19 || ineffect until final judgment is entered. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 65(d)(2). 20 5 IT IS SO ORDERED. 32 || DATED: March 5, 2024 Odor Sn, he. DOLLY tEE 23 UNITED §A ATES DISTRICT JUDGE 24 25 26 27 28