Melody Biglay v. Hacienda C.H., Inc.

I. Background

A. Factual and Procedural Background

Plaintiffs, the surviving children and successors in interest to Decedent Bonnie Lee, filed a complaint against Defendants, owners and operators of the skilled nursing facility Broadway by the Sea, where Decedent lived prior to her death. Req. Judicial Notice, Ex. A (“Compl.”) ¶¶ 1-3, ECF No. 3-1.

1 Defendants request that the Court take judicial notice of dozens of documents,. Courts may judicially notice facts that are not subject to reasonable dispute that can “can be accurately and readily determined from sources whose accuracy cannot reasonably be questioned.” Fed. R. Evid. 201(b). This includes court filings and other matters of public record. See Reyn's Pasta Bella, LLC v. Visa USA, Inc., 442 F.3d 741, 746 n.6 (9th Cir. 2006). Accordingly, the Court grants the request for judicial notice as to the following, which are matters of public record: Exhibits A-G, CC, and DD. Req. Judicial Notice, ECF No. 3. The Court does not rely on the other documents in reaching this ruling and denies the request as to those exhibits.

The Court also notes that the removal statute requires filing all pleadings in the state action…