Bankruptcy Estate of Tung Nguyen Phuc v. MedPro Group Inc.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL

Case No. SACV 19-00011 AG (JDEx) Date October 8, 2019 Title BANKRUPTCY ESTATE OF TUNG NGUYEN PHUC V. MEDPRO

GROUP, INC.

Present: The Honorable ANDREW J. GUILFORD Melissa Kunig Not Present Deputy Clerk Court Reporter / Recorder Tape No. Attorneys Present for Plaintiffs: Attorneys Present for Defendants:

Proceedings: [IN CHAMBERS] ORDER REGARDING PLAINTIFF’S

MOTION TO FILE AMENDED COMPLAINT

This is an insurance bad faith action against Defendant MedPro Group, Inc. (“MedPro”), a medical malpractice insurer. Plaintiff Jeffrey Golden now moves to file an amended complaint. (See generally Mot., Dkt. No. 17.)

The Court GRANTS IN PART Plaintiff’s motion to file an amended complaint. The Court REMANDS this case to Orange County Superior Court. All other pending matters are

VACATED.

1. BRIEF BACKGROUND

This case stems from an underlying medical malpractice action against Tung Nguyen, a vocational nurse. (Mot. at 2.) In 2015, Nguyen was charged with caring for two-year-old Emma Borges, who depended on a tracheostomy tube in her throat to…