The Ninth Circuit has affirmed a district court’s order for specific performance requiring the franchisor to renew the franchise agreement at the existing royalty rate. Prudence Corp. v. Shred-It America, Inc., 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 3214 (9th Cir. Feb. 11, 2010). Although the court does not fully explain, it appears to have based its decision on findings that Shred-It breached the franchise agreement by waiting over a year to “timely submit proposed renewal terms” to Prudence. The court also held that specific performance was an appropriate remedy because the franchise agreement called for it whenever a party “improperly withholds its approval of any action.”