Wright

Filed 3/18/

CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT

(Sacramento) ----

ERIKA WRIGHT et al., C105070

Plaintiffs and Respondents, (Super. Ct. No. 25CV014386)

v.

WELLQUEST ELK GROVE, LLC, et al.,

Defendants and Appellants.

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Sacramento County, Christopher E. Krueger, Judge. Affirmed.

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, Lindsey M. Romano, Lia S. Hsu and David K. Ries for Defendants and Appellants.

Dudensing Law, Edward P. Dudensing, Jay P. Renneisen and Matthew M. Chisholm for Plaintiffs and Respondents.

This action arises from the death of a patient, Kathleen Charles, while she was under the care of a memory care facility, WellQuest Elk Grove, LLC (WellQuest). When Kathleen’s family filed a lawsuit against the facility, the trial court denied WellQuest’s motion to stay proceedings and compel arbitration.1 The court ruled that plaintiffs’ own claims were not arbitrable because they were brought by plaintiffs in their individual capacities, and plaintiffs were not parties to the agreement. As to…