Smith v. Sonoma Valley Health Care Dist. CA1/3

Filed 8/21/24 Smith v. Sonoma Valley Health Care Dist. CA1/

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

DEBRA LINN SMITH,

A168045

Plaintiff and Appellant, v. (Sonoma County Super. Ct. No. SCV269916)

SONOMA VALLEY HEALTH CARE

DISTRICT, et al., Defendants and Respondents.

The trial court sustained a demurrer to plaintiff Debra Linn Smith’s complaint without leave to amend. On appeal, plaintiff contends the court erroneously found her claims under the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (Civ. Code, § 56 et seq.1; CMIA) were barred due to a six- month deadline for presenting a claim under the Government Claims Act (Gov. Code, § 810 et seq.). We affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Plaintiff sued her former employer,…