Opinion
Civil Action 21-cv-00407-JWD-SDJ
11-29-2021
BATON ROUGE SIGN &GRAPHICS, LLC AND JEREMIAH HALFORD Plaintiffs, v. RYAN WILKINS, Defendant.
BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ, PC Elizabeth A. Liner, Jennifer L. Anderson (La. Bar No. 23620), Elizabeth A. Liner (La. Bar No. 34429) Counsel for Baton Rouge Sign & Graphics, LLC and Jeremiah Halford RHORER LAW FIRM S. Bradley Rhorer (La. Bar No. 25487), Zachary S. Walker (La. Bar No. 35366) Counsel for Ryan Wilkins
BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ, PC Elizabeth A. Liner, Jennifer L. Anderson (La. Bar No. 23620), Elizabeth A. Liner (La. Bar No. 34429) Counsel for Baton Rouge Sign & Graphics, LLC and Jeremiah Halford
RHORER LAW FIRM S. Bradley Rhorer (La. Bar No. 25487), Zachary S. Walker (La. Bar No. 35366) Counsel for Ryan Wilkins
CONSENT PERMANENT RESTRAINING ORDER
Considering the Joint Motion for Entry of a Consent Permanent Restraining Order filed by Plaintiffs, Baton Rouge Sign & Graphics, LLC (“BR Sign”) and Jeremiah “Jeremy” Halford (collectively “Plaintiffs”) and Defendant, Ryan Wilkins (“Wilkins”) and the Parties agreed request for the entry by the Court of the following Consent Permanent Restraining Order:
THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that for the purposes of this Consent Permanent Restraining Order, BR Sign's “Confidential and Proprietary Information” is defined as records or materials in any form (including records, materials, or data compilations electronically, digitally, and/or physically transmitted or stored), which BR Sign kept confidential or otherwise took steps to protect from disclosure outside of its operations, that relate to BR Sign's business and clients, and their related services and products, including but not limited to: business plans and strategies; business acquisitions, mergers, and sales; business processes; research and development; training and other operational methods and techniques; quality assurance procedures and standards; manuals, policies, and procedures; business records and files; business proposals, drawings, charts, and graphs; client lists; client information; client source lists; purchasing methods; pricing; distribution and selling plans and activities; consultants' reports; product information; marketing and other technical data and studies; employment and other personnel data; financial plans and strategies; financial reports and analyses; profits and losses; budgets; projections; cost analyses; price lists; formulae and analyses; proprietary computer software and data; internal correspondence, notes, and memoranda relating to any of the foregoing; and any copies, summaries, images or backups of any of the foregoing.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that:
1. Wilkins and all persons and entities acting in concert with him are permanently restrained, enjoined, and prohibited from using, or permitting use of, for his/their benefit or the benefit of third parties, BR Sign's trade secrets or other Confidential and Proprietary Information;
2. Wilkins and all persons and entities acting in concert with him are permanently restrained, enjoined, and prohibited from divulging, revealing, discussing, publishing, disseminating, or communicating BR Sign's trade secrets or other Confidential and Proprietary Information;
3. Wilkins and all persons and entities acting in concert with him are permanently restrained, enjoined, and prohibited from continuing to possess any property, records, materials, and information belonging to BR Sign including BR Sign's trade secrets or other Confidential and Proprietary Information;
a. In order to comply, Wilkins and all persons and entities acting in concert with him have diligently searched for and returned to BR Sign or its counsel any of BR Sign's property, records, materials, or data in whatever form (whether original, copied, computerized, electronically stored, or handwritten);
b. In order to comply, Wilkins has provided all of his devices for forensic and permanent deletion, at his cost, of all property, records, materials, and information that he took from BR Sign including BR Sign's trade secrets or other Confidential and Proprietary Information, which forensic deletion shall be completed within three weeks of the entry of this Permanent Restraining Order and a certificate of deletion provided to counsel for Plaintiffs;
4. Wilkins is permanently restrained, enjoined, and prohibited from making false factual statements whether written or oral to BR Sign's customers or other third parties that are defamatory about Jeremy Halford, BR Sign, and BR Sign's products, services, management, and business practices;
5. Wilkins and all persons and entities acting in concert with him are permanently restrained, enjoined, and prohibited from gaining unauthorized access to BR Sign's secured computer systems, including its business Google account, its shared cloudbased data storage, and any of BR Sign's corporate email accounts; and, 6. Wilkins is restrained, enjoined, and prohibited from soliciting, contacting for a business purpose, and/or doing business with any BR Sign customer identified in the listing attached hereto as “BRSign Customer List” for a period of 365 days from the day this Consent Permanent Restraining Order is executed and entered herein by the Court.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that this Consent Permanent Restraining Order shall remain in full force and effect unless altered by Court order.
SIGNED.
Attachment to Consent Permanent Restraining Order
BRSign Customer List 5
1
1st Heritage Credit
2
365 Enterprises - Street Kings
3
629 Men's Grooming
4
7732 Goodwood Office Building
5
9round
6
AAA Insurance Travel
7
Abbott Image Solutions
8
Academy
9
Acadiana Center for Natural Health
10
Acadiana Pediatric Dentistry
11
Accent Vision Care
12
Acme Refrigeration
13
Affordable Pharmacy
14
AGI
15
AIPD
16
AJ Dorhman
17
All Pro Mobile Detail
18
All Truck Equipment
19
Alliance Source Testing
20
Allied Sales & Service
21
Allstar Affordable Autos
22
Alpha Customs
23
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
24
Altered Salon
25
Amazing Chi
26
Ameri-Air, LLC
27
American Cash Advance
28
American Heart Association
29
AMG
30
Anchor Sign, Inc.
31
Anna M Jones
32
Another Broken Egg Café
33
Anytime Fitness
34
Apollo Behavioral Health
35
Arlington Cottages & Townhomes
36
Ascension Community
37
Ascension Medical Group (AGI)
38
Asian Seafood House
39
Association 1669 Lobdell
40
Atlas Dermatology
41
Audibel
42
Aurora 225
43
Austin Industrial
44
Autozone
45
Axis Realty Group
46
Bain Amour
47
Barberia Jose
48
Barriere Construction
49
Bart Bernard
50
Baton Rouge Men's Clinic
51
Baton Rouge Title Company
52
Bayou Boyz
53
Bayou Oaks
54
Bayou Terrace
55
Bayou Trends
56
BBP
57
Beach Bums
58
Beausoleil Coastal Cuisine
59
BellaCosa
60
Bell's Barber Shop
61
Benjamin Moore
62
Bill Hood Nissan
63
Bill Moore & Associates
64
Black Diamond Express Car Wash
65
Blaine M
66
Blaze Pizza, New Orleans
67
Bluebonnet Parc
68
Bocage Animal Hospital
69
Bofinger Tree Service
70
Boh Bros
71
Bouree Restaurant
72
Bourree
73
BRCC
74
Brightway Insurance
75
Britt Hill
76
Building 5 Market & Restaurant
77
Burger King
78
Burkes Outlet
79
Busy B's
80
Cajun Chiropractic and Rehab
81
Cajun Corner
82
Cajun Fast Track
83
Cajun Industries
84
Cajun Neon
85
Caliente Mexican Craving
86
Cannon Crossing
87
Capitol Spine & Rehabilitation
88
Caro Clinic
89
Caroline's Cookies
90
Carwash $5
91
Cash America Pawn
92
Cashio's Automotive
93
Cathy's Chicken, Gulf South Sign
94
CC's Coffee House
95
CCS Concrete Services
96
Cecil D. Trahan
97
CED
98
Celerity Lanier Charter School
99
Central Baptist Church
100
Central Crossing
101
Central Pharmacy
102
Chabert Insurance
103
Champion Tire & Brake
104
Charles C. Manuel, General Dentistry
105
Charlie's Seafood Restaurant
106
Chateau Living Center
107
Chesterton's Fine Cigars
108
Chill House
109
Chimizone
110
China Bear
111
Choice Title
112
Chris's Specialty Foods
113
Christian Family Worship
114
Christus
115
Chronic Disease Solutions
116
Cintas
117
Citizens Bank
118
City Cafe
119
City Heights
120
City Pork
121
Civil Axe Throwing
122
Classy Nails
123
Clearview Glass Solutions
124
CLH Builders
125
Climastor
126
CMC Corporate Solutions
127
Co Automotive
128
Coastal Phoenix Investments
129
Coastal Processing, LLC
130
Coca Cola Bottling Company United, Inc.
131
Coconut Willy's
132
Coliseum Center
133
Collaborative Minds
134
College at Northgate
135
Colonial Oaks
136
Comet Cleaners
137
Commerce Group
138
Community 1st Directional sign
139
Concord Capitol
140
Coney Island
141
Conjure Beauty Lab
142
Conn's
143
Conn's Banner
144
Conn's Home Plus
145
Convent Trace
146
Coreil Othodontics
147
Corelogix
148
Corkern Family Dental
149
Cornay Plaza
150
Corner Seafood & Wings
151
Court & Layne Boutique
152
Couyon's BBQ
153
Coves of the Highland
154
Crawish Connection
155
Crestworth Middle
156
Cricket
157
Crumbl Cookies
158
CSC Customs
159
Cullen's Babyland Playland
160
Custom House Limited
161
CVS Pharmacy
162
Cypress Gardens Plaza
163
Cypress Meadows
164
Cypress Nutrition
165
Cypress Reserve
166
D&H Investments
167
Daiquiris Supreme
168
Dalton Elementary
169
David E Stanley
170
David's Bridal
171
Davis Drive Theater
172
DCI
173
DD's Discounts
174
Dead Poet Bar
175
Degravelles & Palmintier
176
Delmont Patient Plus
177
Delta Home Center
178
Delta Media
179
Denham Patty
180
Denham Springs Dental Care
181
Department of Corrections
182
DGS Retail, Inc.
183
Digital Display Services
184
Dirty Dog Nutrition
185
Doggett Crane Services
186
Doggett Machinery Services
187
Dollar Tree
188
Donaldson Chapel Baptist Church
189
Doug Ashy Building Materials
190
Dr Raborn 3D tooth
191
Dr. Patrick Briese
192
Draft Picks
193
Drug Screening Xpress
194
DSLD
195
Dudley Debosier
196
Dupont Loans
197
Dynamic Health
198
EBRSO
199
Ecogenesis LLC
200
Edible Arrangements
201
Element Baton Rouge
202
Elite Power Sports
203
Elite Wellhead Solutions
204
Elle Boutique
205
Emerald Palace
206
Encounter Church
207
Enterprise Signs
208
Epic Piping
209
Escape Room
210
Essential Mortgage Company
211
Excel Software Professionals
212
Exxon Mobile Pipeline
213
Eye Wander
214
EZ Lock
215
Facilities Maintenance Management
216
Fairlane Farms
217
Fairmont Sign Company
218
Farrell Calhoun
219
Federal Heath
220
Fedex
221
Ferguson
222
First Lady Salon
223
First Octave Piano Studio
224
Fiser Law Firm
225
Fitness Expo
226
Fitness Intervention
227
Flips Fitness
228
Fluke's Seafood Shack
229
Flutter
230
FM Bank
231
Focal Point Eye Care
232
Forever Chic
233
Fox Pest Control
234
Foxglove
235
Francois Cafe & Grill
236
Frank's Restaurant
237
French Quarter Shopping Center
238
French Truck Coffee
239
Galvez Commons
240
Game Day Nutrition
241
Gamers Trinity
242
Gaurdian Care
243
Geaux Chevrolet
244
Geaux Express Auto Sales
245
Geaux Fresh
246
Gerry Lane Collision Center
247
Gilbert Dupaty Memorial Park
248
Glen Oaks Middle School
249
Go Auto Insurance
250
Go Physical Therapy
251
Go-Devil
252
Good Wolf Power Yoga
253
Grand Paradise Casino
254
Great River Industries
255
Group Industries
256
Growler USA
257
Guaranty Media
258
Guardian Care - J R David Creative
259
Gulf South Orthopedics
260
Gulf South Signs
261
Gulfcoast Orthopedics
262
Gulotta's Workwear Outfitters
263
H Kyle Boutique
264
H&R Block
265
Half Time Tire & Oil
266
Hampton Collision
267
Harvest Manor
268
Hazel & Bliss Boutique
269
Hazel & Blues
270
HDC & Associates
271
Healing Place Church
272
Healthy Smiles
273
Healthy U
274
Heirloom Channel letters
275
Heleauxs Grocery
276
Helix Legal Academy
277
Hematology Oncology Clinic
278
Heritage Healthcare of Hammond
279
Herring Stone's
280
Highway Fried Chicken
281
Hoffman/Miller Advertising
282
Home Cut Donuts
283
Hometown Lenders
284
Hospitality America
285
Hugg & Hall
286
Hwy 30 Multi Tenant Sign
287
Hyoco Distribution
288
ID & Associates
289
Identiti Resources
290
ILoveKickboxing
291
1MB Rehab Center
292
Impulsive Delights
293
In Loving Arms
294
Indigo Art Studio
295
Innophos, Inc
296
Innovative Business Suites
297
International Sign Association
298
Interntional Truck Sales
299
Ion Alkaline Water
300
Iphone
301
Isabella Lakes
302
iSIGNS, Inc.
303
Isla & Ivy Boutique
304
Island Trace
305
Jack Gremillion
306
J'aime Le Cafe
307
Jarreau's Cajun Specialties
308
Jazzercise
309
Jed's Local
310
Jefferson Healthcare
311
Jefferson Plaza
312
Jett Foam
313
Jim Wilson & Associates
314
JLB The Farm
315
Joan Landry
316
Joe's Pizza
317
Joey Mai one
318
John Thibodeaux
319
Jolie Pearl
320
JPHOA
321
Karats Jewelry
322
Karats Jewelry
323
Kendra L. Harnett Insurance Agency
324
Keogh Cox
325
Khan Mongolian Grill
326
Kinder Morgan
327
Kingpin Performance & Offroad
328
KK's Cafe & Cakery
329
Kliebert Law
330
Knighthead Law Firm
331
Kohl's, Lafayette (AGI)
332
Kurts & Hebert
333
LA Bikini
334
LA Dermatology Associates
335
La Mange
336
La Petite Learning Center
337
La Pizza Mia
338
La Pizzeria
339
La Playa Apartments
340
LA Vape & Beyond
341
LA Vapor
342
Lagniappe Pharmacy
343
Lake After Hours
344
Lake Sherwood Club
345
Lake Urgent Care
346
Lakeshore
347
Lana Soileau & Associates
348
Lanier Elementary
349
Las Victoria's
350
Latter & Blum
351
Laundry Diva
352
Learning Adventures
353
Leauxcals Insurance
354
Legacy Plaza
355
Leroy's Tiki Bar
356
Leverage Audio
357
Liberty Mutual Insurance
358
Limcon Construction
359
Loan Depot
360
Lockhart Plaza
361
Lofton
362
Long Farm Village
363
Look at Me 4D Imaging
364
Louisiana Family Dental
365
Louisiana Home Health
366
Louisiana Poboy
367
Louisiana Wing Co.
368
Lovisa
369
Lt. Todd Bourgorne
370
Lucky Dollar Food Mart
371
lucky louie casino
372
Lux Salon
373
Lux Spa
374
Luxe Nail Bar
375
Luxury Studio
376
LVS
377
M&A Safety
378
Magnolia Brook
379
Main Squeeze Juice Co.
380
Manatee Curdo
381
Mandez's
382
Marley B's Juice Bar
383
Martial Arts
384
Martin Brower
385
Mattress Direct
386
Mattress Firm
387
Maurice Plaza
388
Maybery Law Firm
389
May lea
390
MBS & Associates
391
Mccain Family Eyecare
392
McDonalds# 38844
393
MDVIP - Dee Dee Luke, MD
394
Meadow View
395
Mega Cab
396
Melano Brothers Fine Cigars
397
Michael's Men's Club
398
Mid Tap
399
Mike Reese
400
Mike Ward's Liberty Safes
401
Mind Body & Spirit
402
Misuraca Orthodontic
403
MJM Construction
404
Mod Wash
405
Model Homes
406
Monticello
407
Mooyah
408
Morgan Claire
409
Morgan Street Dance Company
410
Motel 6
411
Movie Tavern
412
Moxi Boutique
413
Mt. Calvary Baptist Church
414
Musso Plumbing
415
Musson Patout
416
Nadeau
417
Nate Furlette
418
Native Wings
419
Nazaire Plaza
420
Networkz
421
New Hearts Cafe
422
New York & Co Outlet
423
Nicholson Center
424
Nissan
425
NOLA Dermatology
426
Noranda Alumina
427
Nouveau Visage
428
Oasis Christian Church
429
Oh So pretty pet boutique
430
O'Halloran's Furniture
431
Old Navy
432
Old Time Farm Supply, Inc
433
Olive Square Apartments
434
Olive Tree International Foods
435
Ollie Steele Burden Manor
436
OLOL
437
OMI Environmental & Safety Products
438
Omni Collision Center
439
Onesite Audio
440
Onsite Audio
441
Orange Beauty
442
O'reilly Auto Parts
443
Oshlan Properties
444
Our Lady of the Lake
445
OYOF Ministries
446
Pacuific Union Financial
447
Paige's Dance & Cheer Studio
448
Panaderia
449
Paperless Environments
450
Paradise Inn & Suites
451
Paradise Lakes Subdivision
452
Paramont Inspections
453
Pare Lending
454
Party Time
455
Patient Plus Urgent Care
456
Patient Urgent Care Clinic
457
Paychex
458
PBS Industrial
459
Pearl Dental Group
460
Pelican Nutrition
461
Pennington Biomedical Center
462
Perfect Salon
463
Perfomance Institute of Acadiana
464
Perfumes 4U
465
Petroleum Service Corporation
466
Phoenix Onsite
467
Piccadilly
468
Pilates Plus
469
Pilot
470
Pine Square Apartments
471
Pizza Artista
472
Planet Fitness
473
PLantation Management Company
474
PI ay a Bowls
475
Pointe Coupee General Hospital
476
Pointe Coupee Police Jury
477
Pont De Mouton Plaza
478
Popeyes
479
Posh Pre-Owned
480
Pot & Paddle
481
Pour
482
PPM Contractors, Inc.
483
Prairieville Pharmacy
484
Prairieville Urgent Care
485
Presidential Kuts Cabinet sign
486
Prezidential Kutz
487
Primaterra Apartments
488
Prime
489
Prime Medic Systems
490
Prime Occupational Medicine
491
Pro Elite Boxing & MMA
492
PT Solutions
493
Public House
494
Quality Concrete
495
RAAD Climate Control
496
Raising Cane's #9 - AGI
497
Ralph Sellers
498
Ratcliff Constructions
499
Red Dot Storage
500
Red Line Nutrition
501
Redball Oxygen
502
Reece Supply
503
Reese Lane
504
Regal Nails
505
Reggie Grace
506
Reginelli's Pizzeria
507
Renewed Med Spa
508
Rent a Center
509
Resource Bank
510
Revolution Hair Salon
511
Rimtyme
512
Rise Chiropractic
513
Rite Aid
514
River Community Church
515
River Park
516
RKM Primary Care
517
Ron Austin & Associates
518
Rooms to Go
519
Rosie Gourmet Popcorn
520
Rouj Creole
521
Rouse's
522
Royal Jewelers
523
RPS Composites
524
Ruggles Sign Company
525
Ryder Truck Rental
526
S Sherwood Square
527
Saia Auto Consultants
528
Samson Controls
529
Sasso
530
Save Mart # 4
531
Save More #4
532
Scallon Hearing Aid & Audiology
533
Scarlett Pearl
534
Scented Jewles
535
Scoreboards
536
Scott Fences
537
Seaside Health Systems
538
Sentry Defense
539
Shane Fontenot
540
Shawn's Cajun Meats
541
Shenadoah Eye Clinic
542
Sherwood Oaks
543
Sherwood Plaza - (ECI)
544
Shipping Etc
545
Shoe Lovers
546
Siegal Select
547
Siegan Oaks Apartments
548
Siegen Calias
549
Sigma Engineeers
550
Sign Company LLC
551
Sign Crafters
552
Signature 1 Apartments
553
SignComp
554
Simon Enterprises, LLC
555
SKBAA & Turnkey Building Signage
556
Small Cakes
557
Snap Fitness
558
South Park Cleaners
559
Southdowns Village
560
Southern Family Dental
561
Southern Fasteners
562
Southern Oaks Dental Care
563
Southern Oaks Plaza
564
Southern Recycling
565
Southern Sophisticate boutique
566
Southern Style Automotive
567
Southfin Southern Poke
568
Southland Engine Co.
569
Speedy Cash
570
Spring Gardens
571
St. Anne Church
572
St. Christopher College
573
St. Nazaire
574
Star's Bakeshop
575
State Farm
576
Stewart Robbins
577
Stock & Carrillo Insurance
578
Stop N Go
579
Street Breads
580
Street King
581
Subway
582
Sugar Mill Storage Center
583
Sulzer
584
Sunrise Roofing & Construction ()
585
Superior Body & Bedlin
586
Superior Carriers
587
Superior Rent To Own
588
Swamp Vapor
589
Sweet Baton Rouge
590
Swoon
591
Taco Bell
592
Take 5 Oil Change
593
Tanger Outlet Mall
594
TDDC - Gastroenterology Associates
595
Teet's Food S
596
Telco
597
Tellus Self Storage
598
TELLUS STORAGE FACES
599
The Bank of Commerce
600
The Bennett Group
601
The Betty Arms
602
The Blind Tiger
603
The Blue Zoo
604
The Eatery
605
The FinishingTouch
606
The Garden of Life association
607
The Grass & Rock Shoppe
608
The Home Depot
609
The Hydration Station
610
The Natural Path
611
The Palms Apartments
612
The Phoenix At Hammond
613
The Pink Paisley
614
The Salad Spot
615
The Shades Motel
616
The Silver Sun
617
The Uniform Outlet
618
The Unitarian Church of Baton Rouge
619
The UPS Store
620
The Village at Huns Grove
621
Theriot Family Dental Care
622
Thompson Electric Sign Co.
623
Tiger Truck Stop
624
Tint Pros
625
Tobacco Stop
626
Todd Bougher
627
Tommy's Lock & Alarm
628
Tony Clayton
629
Too Saucy Pasta Bar
630
Toot Toot's Kitchen
631
Total Cell Phone
632
Touched by Te
633
Townplace
634
Tracks for Kamyrn
635
Traction Sports Complex
636
Traction Sportsplex
637
Tradesmen International
638
Trapp's
639
Tread BR
640
Trident Inn & Suites
641
Triplet's Chicken Blue Store
642
Tuff Shed
643
Turner Industries
644
Twisted Sista's Boutique
645
Ty Hingle
646
United Christian Faith Ministries
647
Uplift
648
Valuzzo Companies
649
Vantage Health Plan
650
VCG Energy
651
Verizon Wireless
652
Very Sophisticated Banner
653
VESBR
654
Viallon Drug Company
655
Village at Huns Grove
656
Vinyl & Crafts
657
VIP Surface Concept
658
Visable Graphics
659
Vivid Ink
660
Walgreens
661
Wallflower
662
Walmart
663
Water Barre
664
Waterview
665
Waterway Pediactrics
666
Wells Fargo
667
Wendy's
668
West Centro
669
Whispering Springs
670
Whitlie Jo
671
Wild Side Smoke Shop
672
Wildwood Pizza
673
Williamson Allemons Regional Eye Center
674
Williamson Eye Center
675
Wing Fingers
676
Wing Stop
677
Winn Dixie
678
Woerner Turf
679
Xclusive Kuts
680
Xdesigns
681
Yellow Cab
682
Yobe
683
Yoka Japanese Steakhouse
684
Youngsville Dental Care
685
Zen - Noh Grain
686
Zeus
687
Zorbas