Virginia Meeks v. Watsonville Community Hospital

91 F.3d 153 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Virginia MEEKS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WATSONVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, Defendant-Appellee. No. 95-17057. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 7, 1996. * Decided July 10, 1996. Order Granting Rehearing and Withdrawing Disposition Sept. 27, 1996. Before: CHOY, SKOPIL, and FERGUSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Virginia Meeks appeals pro se the district court's entry of summary judgment in her action alleging violations of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA), 42 U.S.C. § 1395dd. She contends that following her accident and admission, Watsonville Community Hospital failed to screen her properly and transferred her to another facility before she was stable. While these allegations are clearly the hallmark of an EMTALA action, see Eberhardt v. Los Angeles, 62 F.3d 1253 , 1257-59 (9th Cir.1995) (discussing statute's requirements of screening and…