Huynh

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANH BAO VY HUYNH, No. 2:20-cv-01757-MCE-CKD Plaintiff, v. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER SUTTER HEALTH; SUTTER

ROSEVILLE MEDICAL CENTER

FOUNDATION; NATHAN HALE ALLEN, M.D.; and DOES 1-50, inclusive, Defendants. 18 Through the present lawsuit, Plaintiff Anh Bao Vy Huynh (“Plaintiff”) asserts various causes of action against Defendants Sutter Health, Sutter Roseville Medical Center Foundation, and Nathan Hale Allen, M.D. (collectively “Defendants” unless otherwise noted) for personal injuries she claims to have sustained as a result of an outpatient surgical procedure. Plaintiff’s complaint, originally filed in the Placer County Superior Court, was removed to this court by the United States on August 31, 2020, on grounds that Dr. Allen, at all times relevant to these proceedings, was performing medical functions as an employee of the Public Health Service (“PHS”) acting within the course and scope of said employment. ECF No. 1,…