Lee v. EDEN MEDICAL CENTER
Opinion
Opinion
Wilken, J.
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
This case arises from the termination of Plaintiffs employment with Defendant Eden Medical Center (EMC). EMC moves for summary judgment on all the claims in Plaintiff Ophelia Lee’s First Amended Complaint (FAC). Plaintiff opposes the motion. The matter was taken under submission on the papers. Having considered all the papers filed by the parties, the Court grants the motion for summary judgment.
BACKGROUND
EMC is a 302-bed, not-for-profit hospital. Plaintiff is of Chinese descent. In August, 2004, EMC hired Plaintiff as a per diem Registered Nurse. Two months later, Plaintiff began working for EMC as a regular, full-time nurse. Plaintiffs employment with EMC was governed by the terms of a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between EMC and the California Nurses Association.
In July, 2006, Plaintiff was transferred to EMC’s medical/surgical (M/S) unit, an acute care facility. Before her transfer to the M/S unit, Plaintiff received good work evaluations and was praised by patients’ families and colleagues. According to Plaintiff, on the M/S unit, she was ill-treated by charge nurse Milagros Reynosa and other staff, who…