Kassab
Kassab v. The Regents of the University of California
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA STEVE KASSAB, Case No.: 24-cv-402-CAB-BLM
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR
v. RECONSIDERATION
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, et al, [Doc. No. 32] 17 Defendants.
19 Plaintiff Steve Kassab filed a case in state court against The Regents of the 20 University of California and various UC San Diego Medical Center employees for 21 violation of three state law causes of action including (1) medical malpractice, (2) lack of 22 informed consent, and (3) false imprisonment without arrest. Defendant United States of 23 America, substituted for Navy employee Alice Kisteneff, removed the action to this Court. 24 The Regents filed a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim. The United States filed 25 a motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction. On July 3, 2024, the Court granted the United 26 States’ motion to dismiss, as Plaintiff failed to exhaust his administrative remedies prior to 27 filing his…