C. L. v. Del Amo Hospital Inc

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 C.L., CASE NO. SA CV 18-0475-DOC (DFMx) 11 Plaintiff, FINDINGS OF FACT AND vs. CONCLUSIONS OF LAW 14 DEL AMO HOSPITAL, 16 Defendant. 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 I. INTRODUCTION This action arises out of a dispute regarding admission of Plaintiff C.L.1 to National Treatment Center Program (“NTC Program”) at Defendant Del Amo Hospital (“Hospital” or “Del Amo”). Plaintiff has been voluntarily admitted to the NTC program at Del Amo on numerous occasions due to persistent mental health conditions including post-traumatic stress disorder (“PTSD”) and dissociative identity disorder (“DID”). On at least seven occasions, Plaintiff sought to bring her dog, Aspen, with her during her inpatient stay at the Hospital. On each occasion, Del Amo did not permit Plaintiff to bring Aspen into the facility with her. Plaintiff alleges that this refusal violates state and federal law. Plaintiff argues that at all relevant times, Aspen…