Smith Micro Software, Inc. v. Reliance Communications, LLC

I. INTRODUCTION

18 Plaintiff Smith Micro Software, Inc. (“Smith Micro”) moves for default judgment 19 against Defendant Reliance Communications, LLC (“Reliance”) in this breach of 20 contract action (“Motion”). (ECF No. 19.) For the reasons discussed below, the Court 21 GRANTS Plaintiff’s Motion.1 22

II. BACKGROUND

23 On or about January 22, 2018, Smith Micro and Reliance entered into an express 24 contract for the purchase, sale, and delivery of Smith Micro software and services. 25 (Compl. ¶¶ 2, 9–11, Ex. 1 (“Agreement”), ECF No. 1.) Specifically, the Agreement 26 provided that Smith Micro would provide integration services relating to device 27

28 1 After carefully considering the papers filed in support of the Motion, the Court deemed the matter appropriate for decision without oral argument. Fed. R. Civ. P. 78; C.D. Cal. L.R. 7-15. 1 management software for mobile devices that Smith Micro would deliver to Reliance, 2 which software Reliance would then resell to its mobile carrier customers. (Compl. 3 ¶ 9.) Reliance agreed to purchase a minimum of 500,000 licenses to the Software. 4 (Compl. ¶ 11.) Smith Micro delivered to Reliance a Device…