Carmen Padilla v. Brookfield Healthcare Center

I.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

Plaintiffs are the wife and children of Decedent Asuncion Padilla, and they are all residents of Los Angeles County. Compl. at ¶¶ 1-8 [Doc. # 1]. Defendant Downey is a Nevada limited liability company doing business in Los Angeles County as the Brookfield Healthcare Center (“Brookfield”), an assisted living facility located at 9300 Telegraph Road, Downey, California. Id. at ¶ 9. Brookfield is not a separate entity from Downey. See NOR at ¶ 2.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JS-6 / REMAND

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES—GENERAL

Case No. CV 21-2062-DMG (ASx) Date April 19, 2021

Title Carmen Padilla, et al. v. Brookfield Healthcare Center, et al. Page 2 of 9

On September 14, 2020, Decedent, who was 77 years old at the time, underwent a hip replacement procedure. Compl. at ¶¶ 8, 14. Two days later, he was transferred to Brookfield for recovery and rehabilitation, with an anticipated discharge date of November 14, 2020. Id. at ¶ 14. Decedent was placed in a room with three other patients, each separated by a few feet and curtains, who “came and went as patients were admitted and discharged,” although Plaintiffs were…