Adam Figueroa v. Anaheim Terrace Care Center LLC

I. BACKGROUND

A. Factual Background In 2019, Carmen Bejar Figueroa was admitted to the care of Anaheim Terrace Healthcare, LLC d/b/a Anaheim Terrace Care Center (“ATCC”) for physical therapy and rehabilitation following a fall resulting in a fractured femur. (Mot. at 1.) During her rehabilitation, ATCC went into lockdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Id.) Her family was informed on July 15, 2020 that Figueroa had tested positive for COVID- 19 and that she was suffering from pneumonia. (Id.) The facility retained her for nearly twenty days, then transferred her to the Foothill Regional Medical Center for Treatment, but she succumbed to her ailments on August 5, 2020. (Id.) _____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL

Case No.: 8:21-cv-00623-JLS-KES Date: November 10, 2021 Title: Adam Figueroa et al v. Anaheim Terrace Care Center LLC B. Procedural History On February 24, 2021, Plaintiff commenced this action in the Superior Court of the State of…