Tahoe Forest Hospital District v. Modernizing Medicine, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TAHOE FOREST HOSPITAL DISTRICT, No. 2:21-cv-01705-TLN-CKD Plaintiff, v. ORDER MODERNIZING MEDICINE, INC., and DOES 1 through 20, inclusive 15 Defendants. 16 17 This matter is before the Court on Defendant Modernizing Medicine, Inc.’s, (“Defendant”) Motion to Dismiss or, in the alternative, Motion to Transfer. (ECF No. 7.) Plaintiff Tahoe Forest Hospital District (“Plaintiff” or “Tahoe Forest Hospital District”) opposed the motion. (ECF No. 11.) Defendant filed a reply. (ECF No. 14.) For the reasons discussed herein, the Court GRANTS Defendant’s motion and transfers the action. /// /// /// /// /// /// I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND In June of 2015, Defendant and North Tahoe Orthopedics (“NTO”) entered into a License Agreement (“Agreement”). (ECF No. 7-2 at 2.) Defendant provided NTO with a license to use Defendant’s software to manage client files and records in exchange for monetary payments. (Id.) NTO paid…