Doe

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

A. Complaint and Judgment In the operative third amended putative class action complaint, plaintiff alleged a single cause of action against defendants for violating the CMIA. Plaintiff alleged that defendants’ negligence resulted in an unauthorized party accessing and viewing her medical information.

2 Plaintiff filed a separate appeal from the judgment. This court affirmed the judgment. (Doe v. Santa Cruz-Monterey-Merced Managed Medical Care Commission (Nov. 20, 2024, H051515) [nonpub. opn.].) Plaintiff filed a petition for review, which was granted by the California Supreme Court. (Doe v. Santa Cruz-Monterey-Merced Managed Medical Care Commission (Feb. 11, 2025, S288552).) The California Supreme Court has deferred further action in the matter pending consideration and disposition of a related issue in J.M. v. Illuminate Education, Inc. (2024) 103 Cal.App.5th 1125, review granted Oct. 30, 2024, S286699.

2 Defendants filed a motion for summary judgment, which the trial court granted on August 7, 2023. The parties thereafter discussed but could not agree on the wording of the proposed judgment to be submitted to the court. Defendants…