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MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Westcon Group, Inc. (“Plaintiff”) brings this action for conversion and breach of contract against CCC Technologies, Inc. (“CCC”), Venus E. Rodriguez (“Mrs. Rodriguez”), Juan R. Rodriguez (“Mr. Rodriguez”), James Poull (“Mr. Poull”),1 and Gerri Poull (“Mrs. Poull”) (Mr. Rodriguez, Mrs. Rodriguez, and Mrs. Poull, collectively, “Individual Defendants,” and with CCC, “Defendants”). (Doc. 7, “Compl.”). Pending presently before the Court are cross-motions for summary judgment under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56: Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment seeks an award of damages on its claims for relief (Doc. 88; Doc. 89, “Pl. Br.”); and Defendants’ motion for summary judgment seeks dismissal of the claims asserted against the Individual Defendants (Doc. 84; Doc. 84-1 “Def. Br.”). Defendants’ opposition to Plaintiff’s motion was, as directed by the Court, presented in a single brief together with their motion in chief. (See Def. Br.). Plaintiff, likewise and as directed by the Court, opposed Defendants’ motion and set forth its reply in further support of its motion in a single brief. (Doc. 85, “Pl. Opp.”). The motions, opposition thereto, and Defendants’ reply brief in further support of their motion for summary judgment (Doc. 87, “Reply”) were filed on September 23, 2021.2 For the reasons set forth below, Plaintiff’s motion is GRANTED in PART and Defendant’s motion is GRANTED. BACKGROUND CCC entered into a computer reseller agreement with Plaintiff on September 4, 2015. (Doc. 79-1, “56.1″ 1). The parties had a business relationship whereby Plaintiff provided certain goods and services to CCC which CCC accepted for resale to its end-user customers. (Compl. 2; Doc. 30, “Ans.” 2; Doc. 90, “Kley Decl.” 4). Over the life of the parties’ relationship, CCC placed orders for more than $7.4 million worth of products, services, and software. (Doc. 83-4, “Siess Tr.” at 67:6-68-7). CCC owed Plaintiff some disputed amount on its accounts — Plaintiff contends the amount was $1,092,964.09, while Defendant acknowledges only that the amount was $365,254.95. (See Def. Br. at 10). Due to the outstanding balance, Plaintiff was unwilling to “front products and services” without the Individual Defendants’ personal guarantees, and on November 3, 2016, Mr. and Mrs. Poull signed a personal guarantee (Doc. 7-3) and Mr. and Mrs. Rodriguez signed a personal guarantee (Doc. 7-2) to secure the creditworthiness of CCC. (56.1

5, 9). With respect to one of CCC’s end-users, Froedtert Hospital (“Froedtert”), the parties came to an arrangement whereby CCC would issue the purchase orders to Plaintiff who would provide the requested goods and/or services and, instead of remitting payment to CCC, Froedtert would pay Plaintiff directly by depositing its payment into a lockbox account. (Doc. 74-2, “Rodriguez Tr.” at 25:25-26:18). That payment arrangement existed to allow CCC to continue servicing Froedtert while working down CCC’s deficit with Plaintiff. (Id. at 26:19-25). As of April 25, 2018, Froedtert had deposited no less than $854,632.30 into the lockbox in exchange for the goods and services it received during the relevant time period. (56.1

 
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