Din

BACKGROUND

Din initially filed suit on June 10, 2020, naming the Hospital as defendant. On January 20, 2022, the Hospital filed a motion for summary judgment or summary adjudication on “the ground that all Plaintiff’s causes of action involve alleged action by the Sutter Davis Hospital Medical Staff, which is a distinct legal entity from Sutter Davis Hospital.” In response, Din filed a motion requesting leave to amend the complaint to add the Medical Staff as a defendant. The trial court granted the request. On March 15, 2022, Din filed his second amended complaint, naming the Hospital and Medical Staff as defendants. The amended complaint alleged that Din worked at the Hospital from 2007 to July 17, 2019. It asserted that, during his employment, Din raised various concerns about patient care issues and complained about the lack of a general surgeon on the MEC. It alleged that Din was asked to resign as a member of the Physician Performance Improvement Committee following a disagreement between him and Hospital Chief of Staff Kurt Shuler and that the MEC initiated an investigation by an ad hoc committee into Din’s “ ‘acts, demeanor and conduct.’ ” In June 2018, the ad hoc

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