Stafford
Stafford v. Avenal Community Health Center
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 VIVI R. STAFFORD, MD, an individual, CASE NO. 1:19-CV-00168-AWI-EPG
Plaintiff,
ORDER DISMISSING CASE
v.
AVENAL COMMUNITY HEALTH (Doc. No. 46) CENTER; KHUONG PHUI, D.O.; and DOES 1 through 5,
Defendants.
14 15 On November 9, 2017, Plaintiff Vivi Stafford brought an action in Fresno County Superior Court, Vivi R. Stafford v. Avenal Community Health Center, Case No. 17CECG03822 (the “State Court Action”), alleging claims for discrimination, harassment, retaliation and such in violation of California law against her former employer, Avenal Community Health Center (“Avenal”). See Doc. No. 29 at 5.1 On November 20, 2018, Stafford filed an action against Avenal and Khuong Phui (“Phui”) (together, “Defendants”) in this Court for violations of 42 U.S.C. § 1981 based on the same facts and series of events as the State Court Action. See Doc. No. 1. On August 26, 2019, the Court issued an order under the Colorado River doctrine staying this action until…