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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Other Contract

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TK POWER, INC.,

Plaintiff,

v.

TEXTRON, INC.,

Defendant.

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No. C-04-5098 EMC

ORDER RESERVING RULING ON

TEXTRON'S MOTION TO DISMISS

DUE TO SPOILATION OF EVIDENCE

(Docket No. 170)

With leave of Court, Textron has filed a Motion to Dismiss based on newly-discovered

spoilation of evidence (docket no. 170). The critical issue is whether the software on charger #1462

received by Textron from TK Power for testing in 2006 had the same software as was available to

Textron in 2003, or whether it contained more recent software developed by TK Power after the

business relationship between the parties on this transaction terminated.

The Court cannot make this determination based on the declarations submitted. It reserves ruling

pending receipt of evidence at trial.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 4, 2006

 EDWARD M. CHEN

United States Magistrate Judge

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