Cloudera, Inc. v. Databricks, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 CLOUDERA, INC., Case No. 21-cv-01217-HSG

Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION TO STAY

AND GRANTING IN PART AND

v. DENYING IN PART MOTION TO

DISMISS

DATABRICKS, INC., et al., Re: Dkt. Nos. 26, 57 Defendants.

12 Pending before the Court is Defendant Databricks, Inc. (“Databricks”)’s motion to dismiss Plaintiff Cloudera, Inc. (“Cloudera”)’s complaint, Dkt. Nos. 26 (“Mot”), 46 (“Opp.”), 48 (“Reply”), and its motion to stay the case pending arbitration of Cloudera’s claims against Defendant Richard Doverspike (“Doverspike”), Dkt. Nos. 26, 46, 48. The parties submitted supplemental briefing on the motion to stay to address new allegations and subsequent proceedings. See Dkt. Nos. 91, 93, 95. Having carefully considered the parties’ arguments, the Court DENIES the motion to stay and GRANTS IN PART and DENIES IN PART the motion to dismiss. I. BACKGROUND On January 8, 2021, Cloudera filed an initial…