Arrow Electronics, Inc. v. Quantum Corporation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ARROW ELECTRONICS, INC., Case No. 23-cv-03746-NC Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

v. DENYING IN PART DEFENDANT’S

MOTION FOR PARTIAL

QUANTUM CORPORATION, SUMMARY JUDGMENT; ORDER

DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

Defendant. FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT Re: ECF 57,

17 This case arises from a contract dispute between Plaintiff Arrow Electronics, Inc. 18 and Defendant Quantum Corporation. Arrow alleges Quantum breached their supply 19 agreement, consisting of a Master Agreement and Addendum, when Quantum failed to 20 issue purchase orders to pay for aged inventory. It also alleges that in doing so, Quantum 21 additionally breached its implied covenant of good faith and dealing. 22 Before the Court are Quantum’s motion for partial summary judgment and Arrow’s 23 motion for summary judgment. Quantum requests partial summary judgment that (1) the 24 Court cannot consider extrinsic evidence for purposes of interpreting…