Jane Doe v. Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian

I. INTRODUCTION

25 On January 13, 2023, Plaintiff Jane Doe filed a putative class action in the Superior 26 Court of California, County of Orange against Defendant Hoag Memorial Presbyterian 27 Hospital, alleging that Defendant’s online practices effectuate various invasions of privacy. (See Dkt. 1-1 [Exhibit A to Notice of Removal, hereinafter “Compl.”].) Defendant removed the case to this Court on March 10, 2023, pursuant to the federal officer removal statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1442(a)(1). (See Dkt. 1 [Notice of Removal, hereinafter “NOR”] ¶ 10.) Now before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion to remand the case. (See Dkt. 12 [Notice of Motion and Motion to Remand Case, hereinafter “Mot.”].) For the following reasons, Plaintiff’s motion is GRANTED.1 7 II. BACKGROUND 9 According to Defendant, it uses a tool provided by Facebook called Meta Pixel as a component of its “website analytics practices” to “drive patients to the [Defendant’s] websites and to the patient portal.” (NOR ¶ 45.) Defendant asserts that the federal government, through the “Meaningful Use” program, has “incentivized and directed providers who participate in the…