Carli Rodriguez v. City of Hope National Medical Center

I. Background

On June 5, 2024, Defendant City of Hope National Medical Center (“Defendant” or filed a Notice of Removal (“NOR”), removing this class action from Los Angeles County Superior Court. (Docket No. 1.) In its Notice of Removal, Defendant asserts that the Court possesses original subject matter jurisdiction under the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (“CAFA”), 28 U.S.C. § 1332(d). Plaintiff's Class Action Complaint, filed on April 19, 2024, asserts seven causes of action for: (1) negligence; (2) breach of implied contract; (3) breach of express contract; (4) violation of the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (““CMIA”) (Cal. Civ. Code § 56); (5) violation of California Unfair Competition Law (Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200); (6) unjust enrichment; and (7) violation of the right of privacy under Article 1, § 1 of the California Constitution. Plaintiff seeks to certify a class of all citizens of the State of California whose personal information was exposed in a data breach that occurred between September 19, 2023 and October 12, 2023. (Complaint { 27.) The Complaint also alleges that Plaintiff is a California citizen. (Id. ¥ 9.) The NOR alleges…