Law Orrices oF
TIMOTHY L. O'REILLY
400 OCEANGATE SUITE 800
LONG BEACH. CALIFORNIA 90802
OFFICE 1569 197-2000 FACSIMILE S82 123-4477
‘EMAIL: TLORGOREILLYLAWORG
October 7, 2016
‘Trung Si Luong
1505 West Tonia Court
‘Anaheim, CA 92802
Re: CEASE AND DESIST
Unlawful Access to Computer and Phone Systems
Public Disclosure of Private Information
Annoying and Harassing Communications
Slander of Business Name and Reputation
Misappropriation of Trade Secrets/Documents/Customer Lists
My Clients: Devin Benter and DEEVO LLC
Dear Mr. Luong:
My office represents Mr. Devin Benter and DEEVO LLC in connection with the
above-referenced matters. You are notified to CEASE AND DESIST your unlawful
(felonious) access to the computer and phone systems; the unlawful public disclosure of
private information; your annoying and harassing emails, texts, and communications with
my client, his family, employees, business associates and customers; your defamatory web
postings designed to harm my client, his business names and reputation, and to
immediately turn over all misappropriated trade secrets, business information, and
customers list that you have unlawfully obtained.
Itis my understanding that you have made unlawful access entries into my client's
computer data base, phone systems, and made alterations to the same. The voice
recordings of what appears to be you posing as one of my client’s employees in order to
gain unlawful access to the computer phone system, likely show your commission of a
felony under California Penal Code section 502. This matter has been reported to the
police. Please be advised, that you should obtain the advice of competent counsel as to
your rights against self-incrimination before providing any testimony on related matters. 1
intend cross-examine you on this potential felony conduct should the occasion arise.
You have also failed to stop communicating electronically with my client and others
whose information you have unlawfully obtained. You must stop this immediately.
Please be advised that Penal code section 653m, makes annoying and harassing electronic
communications a crime. Several of my client’s current customers have reported receiptCEASE AND DESIST
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of false and misleading emails and other solicitations and contacts, being made by you to
the present and prospective customers of my client. If true, the statements made by you
regarding Mr. Benter, and DEVO LLC, and any subsidiary in which he may have an
interest, are false, defamatory, constitute tortious interference with business, and as such,
are actionable under California law. 1 also intend cross-examine you on this potential
criminal conduct should the occasion arise.
Further, investigation indicates that you have acquired certain trade secrets,
business methods, programs, techniques, and processes, which includes confidential
customer information and customer lists, acquired by you through improper means of
either theft, misrepresentation, breach of a duty to maintain secrecy, or espionage through
electronic or other means, all in violation of the California Uniform Trade Secrets Act.
You must further CEASE AND DESIST use of information and other trade secrets
(processes, data, forms, lists, email address, etc.) acquired from Mr. Benter and DEEVO
LLC and immediately return the same to their exclusive possession.
It does appear that your misappropriation of my client’s business information was
done in a willful and malicious manner. Pursuant to California Civil Code section 3426.3,
my client will be entitled to an award of exemplary damages (punitive), in addition to the
amount proven for actual losses, for the damage you are attempting to cause.
My client is preparing to commence a lawsuit against you in order to stop the
continued felonious access, the annoying and harassing communications, the false and
defamatory statements, and well as recover any losses due to your use of the
misappropriated business information. Please be advised that they also intend to seek
recovery of all attorneys” fees and other costs incurred pursuant to California Civil Code
section 3426.2(c), and any other applicable statute.
Please conduct yourself accordingly by complying with this cease and desist order.
Also, you are required to immediately return all business property and customer
information in your possession.
Very Truly Yours,
TIMOTHY L. O°REILLY, EsQ.
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