Siskiyou Hospital, Inc. v. Gilbert

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SISKIYOU HOSPITAL, INC., dba No. 2:20-cv-00487-TLN-KJN

FAIRCHILD MEDICAL CENTER,

12 Plaintiff, ORDER v.

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF

HEALTH CARE SERVICES, et al., Defendants. 17 This matter is before the Court on Defendants California Department of Health Care Services (“DHCS”) and Bradley Gilbert’s (collectively, “State Defendants”) Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 9), Plaintiff Siskiyou Hospital, Inc.’s (“Plaintiff”) Motion for Preliminary Injunction (ECF No. 14), and Defendants County of Siskiyou and Sarah Collard’s (collectively, “County Defendants”) Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings (ECF No. 17). All motions have been fully briefed. For the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS Defendants’ motions and DENIES Plaintiff’s motion as moot. /// /// /// /// I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND Plaintiff is a California nonprofit public benefit corporation licensed to operate a 25-bed general acute care hospital in Yreka,…