Details of Daryl Hall's lawsuit, temporary restraining order against John Oates uncovered

Details are coming to light regarding the lawsuit Daryl Hall filed last week against his Hall & Oates bandmate John Oates.

Though court documents have been sealed, the website for Tennessee's Davidson County Chancery Court Clerk and Master's Office verifies that Hall filed a complaint against Oates and requested a temporary restraining order on Nov. 16.

Hall's lawsuit stems from Oates' attempt to sell off his share of their joint venture, Whole Oats Enterprises LLP, which would violate the terms of a business agreement the Hall & Oates duo had forged, The Associated Press reports. The move quickly prompted a judge to temporarily block the sale while legal proceedings and a previously initiated arbitration continue.

Oates and others involved in his trust can’t move to close the sale of their share of Whole Oats to Primary Wave IP Investment Management LLC until an arbitrator in a separately filed case weighs in on the deal, or until the judge’s order expires, typically within 15 days unless a judge extends the deadline. Still unclear is whether the dispute centers on the music catalog of Hall & Oates.

Primary Wave announced in 2007 that it acquired the copyright and music publishing interests to Hall & Oates songs like "Kiss on My List," "Maneater" and "Private Eyes" in purchasing the catalog of songwriting sisters Sara and Janna Allen.

In the suit, Hall also named Oates' longtime wife Aimee Oates and Richard Flynn, in their capacities as co-trustees of The John W. Oates TISA Trust. The restraining order was issued Nov. 17 and summonses were issued to the couple at a Nashville home on Monday, according to the website.

Maria M. Salas, the office's public records request coordinator, told USA TODAY in an email Wednesday that a hearing has been scheduled for the morning of Nov. 30.

USA TODAY has reached out to reps for Hall and Oates for comment.

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The duo released their debut studio album "Whole Oats" in 1972. Six of their singles — including "Out of Touch" and "Maneater" — have topped Billboard's Hot 100. In 2014, the duo were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, along with Kiss, Peter Gabriel, Nirvana, Linda Ronstadt and Cat Stevens.

Hall and Oates first crossed paths in Philadelphia in 1967 when both booked gigs with their respective bands, Hall told The Independent in 1998. When a fight involving gunfire broke out, the musicians, Temple University students at the time, met while exiting the venue via an elevator.

Last year, Hall told the Los Angeles Times that he had no plans to record with Oates, though he left room for the possibility. "Time will tell."

Hall said the two planned to collaborate on an album prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, but then "perceptions changed, life changed, everything changed. I'm more interested in pursuing my own world. And so is John."

Hall also expressed his disdain for being a duo to the outlet. "It's very annoying to be a duo, because people always say, 'Oh, you're the tall one, you're the short one. You're the one that sings, you're the one that doesn’t sing,'" he said. "You're always compared to the other person. It works with comedy entities, like Laurel and Hardy or Abbott and Costello, but with music, it's (messed) up, actually."

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Contributing: Naledi Ushe and The Associated Press

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