Hearden

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 NANCY HEARDEN, et al., No. 2:22-cv-00994-MCE-DMC Plaintiffs, v. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER WINDSOR REDDING CARE CENTER, LLC, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiffs are the relatives of and successors-in-interest to 15 individuals who were residents of Windsor Redding Care Center LLC (“Windsor”), a skilled nursing facility, in the fall of 2020. According to them, the policies and practices of Defendants Windsor, Shlomo Rechnitz, Brius Management Company, Brius LLC, Lee Samson, and S&F Management Company (collectively, “Defendants”) caused an outbreak of COVID-19 at Windsor that resulted in the death of 24 residents, including the residents named in this case. On August 26, 2021, Plaintiffs filed their Complaint in Shasta County Superior Court, asserting the following causes of action: (1) abuse and neglect of an elder; (2) negligence and negligence per se; (3) violation of the Patient’s Bill of Rights, California Health and Safety Code § 1430; (4)…