Novotech (Australia) PTY Limited v. SureClinical, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 NOVOTECH (AUSTRALIA) PTY No. 2:22-cv-01259 JAM AC LIMITED, an Australian proprietary limited company, Plaintiff, ORDER v. SURECLINICAL, INC., a Nevada corporation, 16 Defendant.

18 This matter is before the court SureClinical’s motion to (1) compel Novotech to grant SureClinical’s auditor direct access to Novotech’s business records for the purpose of completing the audit provided for in the parties’ contract and previously ordered by this court; (2) compel Novotech to further grant access and cooperate in a forensic examination of its electronic systems and devices and media to the maximum extent necessary for a forensic examiner selected by SureClinical to determine whether or not Novotech has destroyed, altered, or concealed records or information (including electronically-stored information and metadata) responsive or related to the audit; (3) for the magistrate judge to certify facts to the District Court in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636(e) for…