L.Q.

Filed 9/30/

CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

L.Q., a Minor, etc., B305723

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. BC608973) v.

CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL MEDICAL

CENTER et al.,

Defendants;

BRADLEY P. GILBERT, as Director, etc.,

Claimant and Appellant.

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Holly J. Fujie, Judge. Reversed with directions. Xavier Becerra and Rob Bonta, Attorneys General, Cheryl L. Feiner, Assistant Attorney General, Gregory D. Brown and Tara L. Newman, Deputy Attorneys General, for Claimant and Appellant. Law Offices of Michels & Lew, Philip Michels and Steven B. Stevens for Plaintiff and Respondent. ‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗

Respondent L.Q. (plaintiff) is a severely disabled child who suffered catastrophic injuries during her birth in 2015. She sued various medical providers for professional negligence, settling those actions in 2019 for $3,000,000. The California Department of Health Care Services (hereafter, DHCS), through its director, appellant Bradley Gilbert, asserted a lien…