Hall vs. Oates: Daryl Hall filed restraining order against John Oates

The legal proceeding was filed in Nashville Chancery Court earlier this month.

Daryl Hall can't go for that. The musician filed a lawsuit against his former collaborator John Oates in Nashville Chancery Court last week, according to court documents viewed by EW.

No additional information about the case is publicly available at this time, and representatives for the two parties did not immediately respond to EW's request for comment.

But based on the documents that are available online, it's clear that Hall (represented by attorney Robb S. Harvey) filed a suit that falls under the category of "contract/debt." The suit was filed against not just Oates, but also the musician's wife Aimee J. Oates and Richard Flynn, in their capacities as co-trustees of The John W. Oates TISA Trust. The legal filing also includes a motion for a temporary restraining order, with a bond of $50,000.

Hall & Oates was formed in the early 70s and released many popular albums over the years. Although they never officially split up, they seemingly drifted apart in recent years — a process that may have been accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. In a January 2020 interview with Rolling Stone, Hall said he was working on songs for a new album, with Oates saying he would "definitely jump on board later.”

But in an interview with the L.A. Times last year, Hall said that plan for a new album was "before the pandemic. Perceptions changed, life changed, everything changed. I’m more interested in pursuing my own world. And so is John."

Hall added, "That takes me back to what I was saying about duos. I had to say, 'And so is John.' I couldn’t just say what I think, I had to add what he thinks. That’s the f— up part of being a duo."

Although the exact nature of their dispute is still unclear, Hall & Oates are far from the first beloved band to be riven by legal battles recently. Mötley Crüe members started suing each other back in the spring amid disputes over which members were still capable of performing live.

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