PLAINTIFF’S EX PARTE APPLICATION FOR A TRO AND ISSUANCE OF AN OSC RE PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
Appropriate notice of the ex parte application was given by Plaintiff. (CRC 3.1200 et. seq.)  If Defendant appears, has counsel, and wants to file opposition points and authorities to the Request for Temporary Restraining Order (TRO), the court will entertain a request for continuation of the hearing and set a briefing schedule.
As to the merits of the Application, the court cannot restrain Defendant from working for 24/7 Pet (which is stated to have offices in Fresno – the location where Defendant was most recently working). The parties did not enter into a written non-competition agreement. Even if they had, the court does not have authority to restrain defendant from working at another veterinary clinic. (See, Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §16600 [Except as provided in this chapter, every contract by which anyone is restrained from eng