WP Engine v. Automattic: Judge Inclined to Grant Injunction, Orders Status Quo

The highly anticipated preliminary injunction hearing in the WP Engine v. Automattic case took place yesterday at the Northern California District Court. Presiding Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín made it clear that while she was “inclined to grant some sort of injunction,” WP Engine’s proposed version was “exceedingly vague” and “not particularly narrowly tailored.” The judge emphasized that she could not enforce …