Faire Wholesale, Inc. v. Tundra, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 FAIRE WHOLESALE, INC., Case No. 23-cv-02538-JSC

Plaintiff,

ORDER RE: TUNDRA’S MOTION TO

v. COMPEL ARBITRATION AND

MOTION TO DISMISS

TUNDRA, INC., Re: Dkt. Nos. 31, 33 Defendant.

12 Faire Wholesale, Inc. (Faire) sues its competitor, Tundra, Inc. (Tundra), challenging Tundra’s unauthorized use of Faire’s users’ login credentials to gain access to Faire’s non-public information. (Dkt. No. 29.) Tundra moves to compel arbitration and dismiss. (Dkt. Nos. 31, 33.) Having carefully considered the briefing, and with the benefit of oral argument on December 7, 2023, the Court DENIES Tundra’s motion to compel arbitration. The remaining statutory claims are not intricately intertwined with, nor dependent on, Faire’s service terms. So, Tundra—a nonsignatory to the service terms, and thus the arbitration agreement—cannot force Faire to arbitrate those claims. Tundra’s motion to dismiss is GRANTED with leave to amend as to the Computer Fraud 22…